bola
[boh-luh]
noun, plural bo·las [boh-luh z] /ˈboʊ ləz/.
Origin of bola
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Bola, and in the box on our right a man and a woman who had not taken off their masks.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
But to the bola there is no cord attached, nor mark of where one has ever been.
Gaspar the GauchoMayne Reid
Because, so far as is known to me, no other Chaco Indians but they use the bola perdida.
Gaspar the GauchoMayne Reid
Son of Mem Loimis, you will be a bola heris; you will be a great gambler.
Creation Myths of Primitive AmericaJeremiah Curtin
It is also suggested that the name is derived from bola (anklets), as the women wear heavy brass anklets.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
bola
bolas (ˈbəʊləs)
noun plural -las or -lases
Word Origin for bola
Spanish: ball, from Latin bulla knob
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