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bulto

Spanish, noun/ˈbulto/

bulto is spelled B-U-L-T-O (5 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,797th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bulto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bulge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Paquete o bolsa grande que se emplea para el transporte de mercancía, especialmente el mayorista, o para el…”.

What does bulto mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebulge

  2. 2

    masculinelump, volume or an indeterminate object

  3. 3

    masculinepiece of luggage

  4. 4

    masculinebust or statue, not reduced to relief or bas-relief sculpture

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Paquete o bolsa grande que se emplea para el transporte de mercancía, especialmente el mayorista, o para el equipaje en los viajes. 2. Cualquier cuerpo cuya naturaleza no se distingue, por estar muy lejos o cubierto, o por falta de luz. 3. Hinchazón o elevación que se hace en la superficie de algo, por ejemplo en la piel tras un golpe fuerte. 4. Cantidad o volumen de algo, en particular si no son exactos.

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 bulto

  • bultos plural

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

How do you pronounce bulto?

  • /ˈbulto/
  • [ˈbul̪.t̪o]
  • [ˈbul̪t̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bulto

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

How common is bulto in Spanish?

bulto appears 3.4 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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