embolar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From en- +‎ bola +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əm.buˈla] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əm.boˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [em.boˈlaɾ] === Verb === embolar (first-person singular present embolo, first-person singular preterite embolí, past participle embolat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɔ/; (Valencia) /o/ (bullfighting) to put wooden balls (on the tips of the horns of a bull) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “embolar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “embolar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “embolar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “embolar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From en- +‎ bola +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: em‧bo‧lar === Verb === embolar (first-person singular present embolo, first-person singular preterite embolei, past participle embolado) to put spheres on the tip of a bull's horn to avoid hurting the bullfighter (Brazil) to grab an enemy and roll with them over the ground to form a bunch (load of material put together) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== embolado embolada embolador embolação === Further reading === “embolar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “embolar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From en- +‎ bola +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /emboˈlaɾ/ [ẽm.boˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: em‧bo‧lar === Verb === embolar (first-person singular present embolo, first-person singular preterite embolé, past participle embolado) (bullfighting) to put wooden balls (on the tips of the horns of a bull) to blacken (shoes) (reflexive) to get drunk ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “embolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025