bol
French, noun/bɔl/
bol is spelled B-O-L (3 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,746th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bol is a French masculine noun meaning “bowl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Terre argileuse friable, miscible dans l’eau”.
What does bol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebowl
bol de porcelaine
- 2
colloquialmasculineluck
Il a toujours du bol.
noun
- 1
masculinebolus
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terre argileuse friable, miscible dans l’eau. 2. Petite boule composée de cette terre riche en oxydes, autrefois utilisée comme médicament. 3. Du sens de « boule d’argile servie comme médicament » : 4. Grosse pilule de consistance molle, de forme ovoïde, destinée à être avalée en une seule fois.
noun: 1. Coupelle hémisphérique, plus grande qu’une tasse, sans anse, qui sert à prendre certaines boissons ou certains aliments. 2. (Synecdoque) Contenu du récipient du même nom. 3. Chance. 4. Tête, crâne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bol
- bols plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bol?
- /bɔl/
- \bɔl\
- [bɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bol in French?
bol appears 15 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).