bolita

Portuguese

Noun

bolita f (plural bolitas)

(Rio Grande do Sul) marble (small spherical ball used as a toy)
Synonyms: bola de gude, bolica, búlica
(rare) Diminutive of bola

Spanish

Etymology

From bola +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈlita/ [boˈli.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: bo‧li‧ta

Noun

bolita f (plural bolitas)

Diminutive of bola (“small ball”)
marble (small spherical ball used as a toy)
Synonyms: canica, bolilla

Derived terms

Noun

bolita m or f by sense (plural bolitas)

(chiefly Argentina, offensive) Bolivian

Further reading

“bolita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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