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"Bola" is a form of "bola", a noun which is often translated as "ball". "Pulpa" is a noun which is often translated as "pulp". Learn more about the difference between "pulpa" and "bola" below.
la pulpa(
pool
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pah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (soft wood)
a. pulp
En la fábrica humedecen la pulpa para hacer el papel.In the factory they wet the pulp to make paper.
a. fillet
A los niños se les sirve la pulpa porque les resulta más fácil de comer que carne con hueso.Children are served fillet as it's easier for them to eat than meat on the bone.
la bola(
boh
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lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (sports)
a. ball
Los niños están jugando con una bola en el parque.The kids are playing with a ball in the park.
3. (culinary)
4. (games)
a. boules
Los viejitos franceses jugaban bola en el jardín.The elderly Frenchmen played boules in the garden.
5. (polish)
a. shoe polish
Necesito comprar bola para pulir mis botas.I need to buy shoe polish to shine my boots.
6. (colloquial) (gossip)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. rumor
No andes divulgando bolas si no quieres que piensen mal de ti.Don't go around spreading rumors if you don't want people to think poorly of you.
7. (colloquial) (lie)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fib (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi hermano le dijo una bola a mi mamá.My brother told my mom a fib.
8. (colloquial) (group) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
las bolas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
