bolador
Cebuano
Etymology
Possibly from bola + -dor or also borrowed from Spanish volador.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bo‧la‧dor
Noun
bolador
- (bingo) a caller; the person who stands at the front of the hall and announces the numbers
- the person who draws the winner or winning entries in a raffle
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bolador.
Central Bikol
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish volador (“kite; flier; flying fish; rocket; flying”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bolaˈdoɾ/ [bo.l̪aˈd̪oɾ]
- Hyphenation: bo‧la‧dor
Noun
boladór (Basahan spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜇᜓᜍ᜔)
- kite
- Synonyms: saranggola, sapi-sapi
Sambali
Etymology
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish volador (“kite; flier; flying fish; rocket; flying”).
Noun
boladór
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish volador (“kite; flier; flying fish; rocket; flying”), from Late Latin volātor.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bolaˈdoɾ/ [bo.lɐˈd̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: bo‧la‧dor
Noun
boladór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜇᜓᜇ᜔)
- kite
- Synonyms: saranggola, guryon, sapisapi
- flying fish (tropical marine fish)
See also
Further reading
- “bolador”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “bolador”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018