-bol

See also: bol, Bol, BOL, ból, Bol., -ból, and -ből

Portuguese

Etymology

Back-formation of words like futebol (“football”) and voleibol (“volleyball”), which are loanwords of English compounds ending in ball.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔw/

Suffix

-bol m

forms the names of sports

Derived terms

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