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bolo

Pronunciation: /ˈbo.lu/

“bolo” is a Portuguese word. Its 15 meanings in English:

noun

  1. dessert made with dough and sugar; common in celebrations
  2. any of various snacks made with dough, both sweet and salty
  3. bunch, heap, mass (load of some material or of beings)
  4. prize, reward
  5. something said or done to mislead or deceive
  6. disarray, disorder chaos
  7. the act of standing someone up (missing an appointment)
  8. group bet
  9. money collected from such a bet
  10. a type of multiple bet placed on a set of results
  11. a mass rolled into a ball
  12. horde (of people)
  13. sticky situation
  14. stack, pile
  15. beating, spanking (with a paddle)

In Portuguese

  1. massa de farinha e outros ingredientes, geralmente doce, cozida no forno ou frita
  2. bolo1 doce
  3. determinada quantidade de um objeto ou de uma substância
  4. palmatoada
  5. quantia formada pelas apostas e multas dos parceiros, ao jogo
  6. quantia com que os paroquianos contribuem para a sustentação do seu pároco
  7. confusão, desordem
  8. bolo alimentar (massa de alimento mastigado, pronto para ser ingerido)
  9. hematoma na cabeça
  10. lobo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bollo, of unknown origin but traditionally associated with bola (“round seal”).

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