Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boldo

/ˈboʊl(ˌ)doʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: bol-do
IPA: /ˈboʊl(ˌ)doʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Peumus boldus, a monimiaceous tree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine (for example, prepared as a tea) for hepatic troubles and genitourinary inflammation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fossilized boldo leaves more than 13,000 years old with human teeth imprints have been found in Chile. Perhaps they were used medicinally by ancient Chileans or chewed simply for their pleasant, refreshing taste."

Etymology

From Spanish boldo, from Mapudungun foḻo.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: boldo, foḻo

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈboʊl(ˌ)doʊ/
British English: /ˈbəʊldəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

boldos (plural)

Derived Forms

boldine

Questions

How do you pronounce boldo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboʊl(ˌ)doʊ/.
What does boldo mean?: Peumus boldus, a monimiaceous tree.
Where does boldo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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