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bola

Spanish, noun

bola is spelled B-O-L-A (4 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,046th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bola is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of bolo. With an accent, bolá is a different word: “only used in qué bolá”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuerpo cualquiera de forma esférica”.

What does bola mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineball

  2. 2

    feminineslangtesticle

  3. 3

    femininescoop

  4. 4

    femininehilt (of a sword)

  5. 5

    Spainfemininemuscle

  6. 6

    feminineslanghitchhiking, free ride

    Tomamos una bola para llegar aquí.

  7. 7

    colloquialfemininedollar (USD); buck.

    Tengo cinco bolas en mi cartera.

  8. 8

    Mexicocolloquialfemininepeso (MXN).

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of bolo

particle

as bolá
  1. 1

    only used in qué bolá

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Cuerpo cualquiera de forma esférica. 2. Esfera de tamaño variable que se usa en diferentes juegos y deportes. 3. Juego consistente en lanzar bolas de tamaño y peso uniforme a la distancia, ganando quien la envíe más lejos. 4. En varios juegos de pelota, entre ellos el béisbol y el softball, falta cometida por el lanzador al enviar la pelota fuera del área prescripta para ello.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bola

  • bolas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to bola

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bola in Spanish?

bola appears 27 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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