bolo
/ˈboʊ.loʊ/noun, verb
bolo is spelled B-O-L-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bolo means “A long, heavy, single-edged machete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bolo is bolos.
How many letters and syllables are in bolo?
| Letters | 4: B-O-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bolo?
Bolo appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bolo?
- UK /ˈbəʊ.ləʊ/
- US /ˈboʊ.loʊ/
Bolo has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bolo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bolo?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bolo from its last stressed vowel (/oʊloʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lobo, bool, loob, obol.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bolo
- bolos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- boloing participle, present
- boloed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bolo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- 2
A type of punch; an uppercut.
- 3
A soldier not capable of the minimum standards of marksmanship.
- 4
A string or leather necktie secured with an ornamental slide.
- 5
USA request for law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for a suspect.
verb
- 1
To cleave or dismember (a person or an animal) with a bolo knife.
- 2
To fail to meet the minimum standards of marksmanship.
- 3
To dress (somebody) in a bolo.
noun
- 1
USA broadcast issued from a law enforcement agency to others, typically containing information about a wanted suspect, a person of interest, or a related vehicle.
noun
- 1
Clipping of Bolshevik.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bolo come from?
From Philippine Spanish bolo, from Tagalog bolo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).