bollo

/ˈboʝo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
bollos

Meaning

  1. bun

    • Desayuné un bollo.

      I had a bun for breakfast.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

rollo

Close — both are bread/pastry items, a bun and a roll.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

rolo

Close, figuratively — a bun is roll-shaped, like a rolo (roll).

Practice

1 What does bollo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Desayuné un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bollo?

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