bolacho
Chamorro
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish borracho
Adjective
bolacho
Related terms
- bolachero
Macanese
Etymology
From a theoretical masculine form of Portuguese bolacha (“biscuit; slap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔˈla.t͡ʃu/
Noun
bolacho
- biscuit, cookie
- bolacho-soda ― soda biscuit
- alternative form of bulacho: slap
Derived terms
References
- https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b
- Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “bolacho”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 318