bólide
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɔ.li.d͡ʒi/
bólide is spelled B-Ó-L-I-D-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 153,088th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bólide is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a vehicle designed to reach high speeds, a race car” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “objeto que se move em alta velocidade”.
What does bólide mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletebolide, fireball
- 2
masculinea vehicle designed to reach high speeds, a race car
- 3
masculineany fast person or thing
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. objeto que se move em alta velocidade
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 bólide
- bólides plural
- bólido alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bólide?
- Brazil /ˈbɔ.li.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /ˈbɔ.li.dɨ/
- Portugal [ˈbɔ.li.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bólide in Portuguese?
bólide appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).