fura-bolos

fura-bolos

Portuguese

FWOTD – 13 April 2013

Etymology

Fura (“pierces”) + bolos (“cakes”). Compare Galician furabolos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ɾɐ ˈbo.luʃ/

Noun

fura-bolos m (plural fura-bolos)

1. (humorous) the index finger; literally: cake-piercer
   • 2008, Mário Kuperman, Contos: inclusive um de réis e outro do vigário, Marco Zero, page 94:

     Seu dedo fecha a avenida das formigas. Vacilam, dão a volta no fura-bolos.

     His finger closes the ants’ avenue. They falter, they go around via the index finger.

Synonyms

• indicador

Coordinate terms

• (humorous finger names) dedo; mata-piolho, fura-bolos, pai-de-todos, seu-vizinho, mindinho ^{(Category: pt:Fingers)}