bolota

Portuguese

bolota

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈlɔ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈlɔ.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈlɔ.tɐ/

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
Hyphenation: bo‧lo‧ta

Noun

bolota f (plural bolotas)

acorn (fruit of the oak tree)
Synonyms: glande, lande
a small ball
Synonym: bolinha
a small, rigid, round object

Related terms

(1) carvalho

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