What does bolinha in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word bolinha in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bolinha in Portuguese.

The word bolinha in Portuguese means ball, bolinha, chumaço de algodão, bolinha de poeira, brincar de jogar, pompom, disparar bolinha de gude. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bolinha

ball

substantivo feminino (bola pequena)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bolinha

noun (UK, informal (fabric: pill) (lã com bolinhas)

I love this sweatshirt, but it's getting old and covered in bobbles.

chumaço de algodão

noun (fluffy fiber ball)

I use a cotton ball to apply nail polish remover.

bolinha de poeira

noun (ball of fluff and dust)

brincar de jogar

(informal (dog: retrieve a thrown ball) (cão: trazer uma bola arremessada)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Try playing fetch with your dog every morning.

pompom

noun (decorative fluffy ball) (informal)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The cheerleaders waived their pompoms during the football game.

disparar bolinha de gude

intransitive verb (shoot a marble)

(verto intransitivo: Verbos que não exigem complemento. Ex. "existir", "dormir", etc.)

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