Bowling / bochas en español

Question

Hi. Could someone please explain to me Spanish terminology for various words related to bowling? For example:

• bowling ball
• bowling alley
• lane
• gutter
• spare
• strike
• split
• dots
• fowl line
• pin
• to bowl (verb)
• to bowl a strike

How do you say these in spanish? Any I may have missed?

What country are the people from you're talking to? There is some variation in the vocabulary. - rodneyp, Jul 2, 2014

Please list the Spanish terminology you want explained, look up the individual words as I suggested in my answer. Your question is a bit vague and therefore more complicated than it needs to be. - Jubilado, Jul 2, 2014

Answer 1

Here's my contribution. I strongly suggest you figure out what country you want these terms for because they vary greatly by country. And this list is not complete nor have I specified which words are used in which country.

To bowl: Jugar bolas, Jugar boliche, el bowling, jugar a los bolos

Bowling pin: Pino, bolos

Bowling ball - balón de boliche o pelota de boliche

Bowling lane: pista de boliche, pistas de bolos,

Strike: chuza, pleno, hacer un pleno, Hacer una chuza

Spare: semipleno

Bowling alley: Bolera, bolerama, boliche, Centro de/para Boliche,

Answer 2

Also use the dictionary as Jubilando suggested, and try this site

Answer 3

Go to menu on the upper left of the blue bar at the top. Click on Translation, enter your English word and you will get a Spanish translation.

You can find a fine on line dictionary for translation by clicking on the link below and saving it in your favorites.

Spanish English Dictionary