bollo

See also: bollò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbol.lo/
• Rhymes: -ollo
• Hyphenation: ból‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin bulla.

Noun

bollo m (plural bolli)

1. stamp
2. seal
3. brand

Derived terms

• bollo postale (“postmark”)

Etymology 2

Deverbal from bollire +‎ -o.

Noun

bollo m (plural bolli)

1. (regional, North Italian) boil, boiling

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bollo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bollare

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bollo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bollire

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin bulla.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈboʝo/ [ˈbo.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈboʝo/ [ˈbo.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈboʎo/ [ˈbo.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈboʃo/ [ˈbo.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈboʒo/ [ˈbo.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -oʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒo

• Syllabification: bo‧llo

Noun

bollo m (plural bollos)

1. bun
2. (in clothing) puff, tuft
3. bump on the head

   Synonym: chichón

4. (colloquial) confusion, chaos

   Synonyms: confusión, alboroto

5. (colloquial, Cuba) vulva

Adjective

bollo m or f (masculine and feminine plural bollos)

1. (colloquial, Spain) dyke, lesbian (related to lesbians)

   Synonym: bollero

   rollo bollo ― dyke fling/thing; dyke stylish

Derived terms

• abollar
• bollería
• bollo maimón
• no está el horno para bollos
• zampabollos

 

Further reading

• “bollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014