bolota

bolota

Portuguese

bolota

Etymology

From Arabic بَلُّوطَة‎ (ballūṭa), perhaps from Ancient Greek βαλανωτή (balanōtḗ), "acorn shaped". Compare Galician belota and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bu.ˈlɔ.tɐ/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /bo.ˈlɔ.tɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.ˈlɔ.ta/

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• Hyphenation: bo‧lo‧ta

Noun

bolota f (plural bolotas)

1. acorn (fruit of the oak tree)
2. a small ball
3. a small, rigid, round object

Synonyms

• (1) glande, lande
• (2) bolinha

Related terms

• (1) carvalho