bollo

See also: bollò

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin bulla

Noun

bollo m (plural bolli)

1. stamp
2. seal
3. brand

Derived terms

• bollo postale - postmark

Etymology 2

Non-lemma form

Verb

bollo

1. first-person singular present of bollare

Etymology 3

Non-lemma form

Verb

bollo

1. first-person singular present of bollire

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Spanish

Etymology

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]

Noun

bollo m (plural bollos)

1. bun
2. (in clothing) puff, tuft
3. bump on the head
4. (colloquial) confusion, chaos
5. (colloquial, Cuba) vulva

Synonyms

• (bump on the head): chichón
• (confusion): confusión, alboroto

Adjective

bollo (feminine bolla, masculine plural bollos, feminine plural bollas)

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

   rollo bollo

   dyke fling/thing or dyke stylish

Synonyms

• bollera f, bollero f

Derived terms

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