boleta
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from old Italian bolletta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈleta/ [boˈle.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: bo‧le‧ta
Noun
boleta f (plural boletas)
- (Latin America) ticket
- (Chile and Peru) bill, receipt
- (Lunfardo) death
- Synonym: muerte
- (Cuba, Mexico, US) ballot
- Synonym: balota
Related terms
death
Further reading
- “boleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “boleta”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010