bolas

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bolas. === 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 === Albos, Boals, Sabol, Sobal, albos, bolsa, bosal == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbolas/ Rhymes: -olas Syllabification: bo‧las === Verb === bolas present of boli == Galician == === Noun === bolas plural of bola == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== 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. === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: bo‧las ==== Noun ==== bolas f plural of bola (“bread roll”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: bo‧las ==== Verb ==== bolas second-person singular present indicative of bolar === Further reading === “bolas”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bolas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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 passive infinitive of bola present passive of bola