Buginese

Noun

bola

1. house

Catalan

Noun

bola f ‎(plural boles)

1. ball
2. lie, untruth

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish bola.

Noun

bola

1. ball, sphere

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish bola.

Noun

bóla

1. ball

Icelandic

Noun

bola

1. indefinite accusative singular of boli
2. indefinite dative singular of boli
3. indefinite genitive singular of boli
4. indefinite accusative plural of boli
5. indefinite genitive plural of boli

Noun

bola

1. indefinite genitive plural of bolur

Indonesian

Noun

bola

1. ball

Limos Kalinga

Noun

bola

1. lung

Malay

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese bola.

Noun

bola ‎(Jawi spelling بولا)

1. ball

Portuguese

bola de futebol

Etymology

From Old Provençal bola, from Latin bulla.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: bo‧la

Noun

bola f (plural bolas)

1. ball, sphere, round object
2. (sports) ball
3. fat person
4. (slang) testicle

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Provençal bola, from Latin bulla.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bo‧la

Noun

bola f ‎(plural bolas)

1. ball
2. (Dominican Republic, slang) hitchhiking, free ride

   Tomamos una bola para llegar aquí.‎

   We hitchhiked here.

3. (slang) testicle; (in the plural) balls
4. hilt (of a sword)

References

• Orlando Alba, Cómo hablamos los dominicanos, Santo Domingo, Amigo del Hogar, 2003. (full text)

Tagalog

Noun

bola

1. a ball, sphere, or any round object

Verb

mambola

1. to flatter; to jest; to put someone on

   Ang babango ng mga papuri mo, nambobola ka na yata!‎

   Your words are so nice, you must be flattering!

See also

• bola-bola

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla

Noun

bola ‎(plural bolalar)

1. child
2. young (of an animal)

Welsh

Noun

bola m (plural boliau)

1. stomach

Mutation