bolacha

Portuguese

Etymology

From bolo +‎ -acha.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈla.ʃɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈla.ʃa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈla.ʃɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈla.t͡ʃɐ/

Audio (Brazil (Caipira)): (file)
Rhymes: -aʃɐ
Hyphenation: bo‧la‧cha

Noun

bolacha f (plural bolachas)

biscuit, cookie, cracker
(informal) a slap or blow
(Brazil, informal) coaster (small, flat object used as a support for bottles and glasses)
(Brazil, informal) phonograph record, vinyl
(Brazil, informal) admonition, reprimand

Synonyms

(cookie, biscuit): biscoito [dialect-dependent, some distinguish both]
(slap, blow): bofetada
(coaster): rodela, rodelinha
(record): disco fonográfico, disco de vinil
(admonition): advertência, repreensão, reprimenda

Derived terms

abolachar
bolacha de água e sal
bolacha-da-praia, bolacha-de-praia
bolacha-do-mar
bolachada
bolacheiro
bolachinha (diminutive)
bolachona (augmentative)
bolachudo
bolo de bolacha

Descendants

Macanese: bolacho

Further reading

“bolacha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“bolacha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026