bolillero

Spanish

Etymology

From bolillo + -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /boliˈʝeɾo/ [bo.liˈʝe.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /boliˈʎeɾo/ [bo.liˈʎe.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /boliˈʃeɾo/ [bo.liˈʃe.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /boliˈʒeɾo/ [bo.liˈʒe.ɾo]

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: bo‧li‧lle‧ro

Noun

bolillero m (plural bolilleros)

  1. pot (object from which items are taken during a lottery-style draw)
    • 2016 November 18, “"100 años del Club Resistencia FBC" comienza en marzo del 2.017”, in Crónica:
      Por ello, el bolillero uno corresponderá al equipo sureño cuando se haga el sorteo de las fechas, acto que debe esperar que se definan los dos equipos descendidos de la Primera para que se realice, señalaron desde la APF.
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