bolo
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in sense 6).
el bolo, bolo(
boh
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loh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (sports)
a. bowling pin (in ten-pin bowling) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Tiré y casi derribo todos los bolos.I bowled and almost knocked down all the bowling pins.
b. tenpin (in ten-pin bowling) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
La bola no derribó ningún bolo.The bowling ball didn't hit any tenpins.
c. skittle (on grass) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Manuel derribó todos los bolos en su primer disparo.Manuel knocked over all the skittles in his first shot.
2. (anatomy)
a. bolus
Luego de tragar, el bolo alimenticio pasa al estómago.The food bolus moves to the stomach after swallowing.
a. coins (at baptism)
Mi hermano trajo bolos y regalos para los asistentes del bautizo de su ahijado.My brother brought coins and gifts for the people attending his godson's baptism.
4. (medicine)
a. large pill
Estas vitaminas vienen en bolos o cápsulas.These vitamins come in large pills or capsules.
5. (colloquial) (currency) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. one-bolivar coin
En la billetera solo tenía un par de bolos.I only had a couple of one-bolivar coins in my wallet.
a. gig
Esta noche, la banda tiene un bolo en un bar de jazz.The band is playing a gig at a jazz bar tonight.
a. extra role
Como actor, es triste tener que vivir haciendo bolos.As an actor, it's sad having to make a living playing extra roles.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
8. (drunk person) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. drunk
El bolo sentado afuera del bar fue trasladado en una ambulancia.An ambulance took away the drunk who was sitting outside the bar.
b. boozer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me gusta beber alcohol, pero no soy un bolo.I like drinking alcohol, but I'm not a boozer.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
9. (intoxicated) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. drunk
Salí del bar y me tomé un taxi porque estaba muy bolo para manejar.I left the bar and took a cab because I was too drunk to drive.
b. sloshed (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Anoche me puse bolo y ahora tengo una resaca terrible.Last night I got sloshed and now I have a terrible hangover.
c. plastered (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El hombre bolo que estaba causando problemas fue echado del bar.The plastered man who was making trouble was kicked out of the bar.
d. pissed (slang) (United Kingdom)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Lucía está tan bola que no puedo entender lo que dice.Lucia is so pissed that I can't understand what she's saying.
los bolos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
10. (sport)
a. bowling (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Tuve mi última fiesta de cumpleaños en una pista de bolos.I hosted my last birthday party at a bowling alley.
b. ten-pin bowling (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Necesitas zapatos especiales para jugar a los bolos?Do you need special shoes to play ten-pin bowling?
c. skittles (on grass) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Podemos ir afuera a jugar a los bolos o al cricket.We can go outside and play skittles or cricket.
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