🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Bola

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bo-la

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bola/ˈboʊ.lə/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O gaúcho usou uma bola para capturar o gado."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, used to capture animals.

    "The gaucho skillfully threw the bola to ensnare the fleeing cattle."
  2. 2

    A spherical object used in various sports and games.

    "The children played soccer with a bright yellow bola in the park."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'bola' originates from the Spanish word for 'ball', which itself comes from the Latin 'balla'. Historically, it referred to a type of throwing weapon used by South American gauchos, evolving in meaning to encompass various spherical objects.

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