bolota

Portuguese
bolota

Etymology

From Arabic بَلُّوطَة‎ (ballūṭa), perhaps from Ancient Greek βαλανωτή (balanōtḗ), "acorn shaped". Compare Galician belota and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.ˈlɔ.tɐ/
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): /bo.ˈlɔ.tɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bo.ˈlɔ.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: bo‧lo‧ta

Noun

bolota f (plural bolotas)

  1. acorn (fruit of the oak tree)
  2. a small ball
  3. a small, rigid, round object

Synonyms
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