bolas
See also: bölas
English
Etymology
Noun
bolas (plural bolases or bolas)
- A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
- A sticky thread whirled around by certain spiders to catch prey.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbolas/
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Verb
bolas
- present of boli
Galician
Noun
bolas
- plural of bola
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.las/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧las
Noun
bolas f
- plural of bola (“ball; testicle”)
Interjection
bolas
- drat, darn; Used as an expression of frustration, if something doesn't work out as expected. It is a rather innocent, child-friendly curse.
- Bolas, já não cheguei a tempo
- Drat, I didn't arrive in time!
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.lɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbo.lɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo.las/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbo.lɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧las
Noun
bolas f
- plural of bola (“bread roll”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.las/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧las
Verb
bolas
- second-person singular present indicative of bolar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbolas/ [ˈbo.las]
- Rhymes: -olas
- Syllabification: bo‧las
Adjective
bolas f pl
- feminine plural of bolo
Noun
bolas f pl
- plural of bola
Swedish
Verb
bolas