bolita

Portuguese

Noun

bolita f (plural bolitas)

1. (Rio Grande do Sul) marble (small spherical ball used as a toy)

   Synonyms: bola de gude, bolica, búlica

2. (rare) Diminutive of bola

Spanish

Etymology

From bola +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈlita/ [boˈli.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: bo‧li‧ta

Noun

bolita f (plural bolitas)

1. Diminutive of bola (“small ball”)
2. marble (small spherical ball used as a toy)

   Synonyms: canica, bolilla

Derived terms

• bicho bolita
• ¿dónde está la bolita?

 

Noun

bolita m or f by sense (plural bolitas)

1. (chiefly Argentina, offensive) Bolivian

Further reading

• “bolita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014