boliche

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boliche.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈli.ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈli.ʃe/
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -iʃi, (Portugal) -iʃɨ
  • Hyphenation: bo‧li‧che

Noun

boliche m (plural boliches)

  1. (Brazil) bowling (a game played by rolling a ball down an alley)
    Synonym: (Portugal) bólingue

Derived terms

  • bolichear
  • bolicheiro

Descendants

  • → Hunsrik: Bolisch

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From bola (“ball”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈlit͡ʃe/ [boˈli.t͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -itʃe
  • Syllabification: bo‧li‧che

Noun

boliche m (plural boliches)

  1. bowling
    Synonym: bolos
  2. (Mexico) bowling alley
    Synonym: bolera
  3. (Andalusia, Rioplatense, Bolivia, Paraguay) small shop, small shop
  4. (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Paraguay) disco, club, nightclub
    Synonyms: discoteca, pub, antro
  5. (Peru) soapberry
    Synonym: choloque
  6. (Puerto Rico) low-quality tobacco
  7. (Spain) cup-and-ball
    Synonyms: balero (Mexico), perinola (Venezuela), capirucho (El Salvador)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: boliche
    • → Hunsrik: Bolisch

Further reading

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