bola

bo·la
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/ˈbəʊ̯.lə/Canada, US/ˈboʊ̯.lə/Australia/ˈbəʉ̯.lə/New Zealand/ˈbɐʉ̯.lə/

noun

A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.

Similar
bolo tiebolobola tie
OriginPortuguese bola ← Spanish bola ← Old Occitan bola →
Less commonScrabble 6
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Meanings

nounbola (plural bolas)

plural bolas

  1. A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

Similar
bolo tiebolobola tie
Broader
necktietie
Also see
bolobolo tie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bew-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-der.?
  3. Latinbulla
  4. Frankish*bollā
  5. Vulgar Latin*bolla
  6. Old Occitanbola
  7. Spanishbola
  8. Portuguesebola
  9. Englishbola

Borrowed from Spanish bola (“ball”) and Portuguese bola (“ball”). First attested in 1818.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bola

MotorolaAngolacolaPensacolaviolalolaOsceolacanolaholaRollagondolanolagranolaTortolakolaebolamineolaIolamolaApalachicolagorgonzolaareolapayolaHispaniola
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Anagrams

LaboalboBoal
Cite this entry
APA

bola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bola

MLA

“bola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bola. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bola,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bola.

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