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Is bolero a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bolero is a Scrabble US word. The word bolero is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is bolero a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bolero is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

BOLERO,

5-letter words (5 found)

BLORE,BOREL,BROOL,OBOLE,ROBLE,

4-letter words (17 found)

BOLE,BOLO,BOOL,BOOR,BORE,BROO,EORL,LOBE,LOBO,LOOR,LORE,OBOE,OBOL,OLEO,ORLE,ROBE,ROLE,

3-letter words (18 found)

BEL,BOO,BOR,BRO,LOB,LOO,LOR,OBE,OBO,OLE,OOR,ORB,ORE,REB,REO,ROB,ROE,ROO,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BO,EL,ER,LO,OB,OE,OO,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 52 words from bolero according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bolero

bolero

Etymology

Spanish bolero, from bola.

Noun

bolero (plural boleros)

  1. (dance) A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
  2. (fashion) A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm.

Verb

bolero (third-person singular simple present boleros, present participle boleroing, simple past and past participle boleroed)

  1. (intransitive) To dance the bolero.

Further reading

  • bolero on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • borole

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish bolero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbolero/, [ˈbo̞le̞ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -olero
  • Syllabification(key): bo‧le‧ro

Noun

bolero

  1. bolero

Declension

Further reading

  • “bolero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Etymology

From Spanish bolero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boˈlero]
  • Hyphenation: bo‧lé‧ro
  • Rhymes: -ro, -o

Noun

boléro (first-person possessive boleroku, second-person possessive boleromu, third-person possessive boleronya)

  1. bolero (all senses)

Related terms

Further reading

  • “bolero” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French boléro or Spanish bolero.

Noun

bolero n (plural bolerouri)

  1. bolero

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From bola +‎ -ero.

Noun

bolero m (plural boleros)

  1. bolero (music)
  2. bolero (dance)
  3. bolero (jacket)

Descendants

  • → English: bolero
  • → Finnish: bolero

Noun

bolero m (plural boleros, feminine bolera, feminine plural boleras)

  1. bolero musician

Further reading

  • “bolero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bo‧le‧ro
  • IPA(key): /boˈleɾo/, [boˈlɛ.ɾo]

Etymology 1

From bola +‎ -ero.

Noun

bolero (feminine bolera, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. (colloquial) flatterer
    Synonym: mambobola

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bolero.

Noun

bolero (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜇᜓ)

  1. bolero (dance)
  2. bolero (music)
  3. bolero (jacket)

Further reading

  • “bolero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Source: wiktionary.org