bolo
bolo
masculine noun
1. bowling pin (sport) (pieza)
- (el juego de) los bolos -> (tenpin) bowling
2. gig (informal) (actuación) (peninsular Spanish)
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bolo [bo’-lo]
noun
1. One of the ninepins set up to be knocked down by a bowler. (m)
2. Round or oblong cushion on which women make lace. (Province; Provinicial) (m)
3. Large piece of timber, in which the shafts and rests of a winding staircase are fitted. (m)
4. Idiot, stupid. (m)
5. Bolus, a very large pill. (m)
6. The game of ninepins or tenpins. (m)
7. A large knife, like a machete, used in the Philippines. (m)
- Es un bolo -> he is an idiot, an ignorant, stupid fellow
- Juego de bolos -> a game of nine-pins
- Andar en bolos -> to be naked
- Ir en bolos -> to run off
- Echar a rodar los bolos -> (fig.) to create a disturbance
8. Large pill. (Medical)
9. One-peso coin; (Ven.) one-bolívar coin. (Caribbean)
10. Slam (cartas).
11. Christening present (regalo). (Mexico)
(And.)(Carib.)
adjective
1. Drunk, plastered (borracho). (Central America) (m)
bolo
(Música) gig; concert
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