boiola
Portuguese, noun/bojˈɔ.lɐ/
boiola is spelled B-O-I-O-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 58,415th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boiola is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “fag (male homosexual)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “homossexual do sexo masculino”.
What does boiola mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatorymasculinefag (male homosexual)
- 2
BrazilcolloquialderogatorymasculineA fruity or effeminate man, especially a homosexual one.
adjective
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatoryfemininemasculinesmitten, infatuated (foolishly in love)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. homossexual do sexo masculino
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boiola
- boiolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boiola?
- Brazil /bojˈɔ.lɐ/
- Brazil [boɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]
- Portugal /bojˈɔ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boiola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is boiola in Portuguese?
boiola appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).