bolo

Other forms of bolo

plural

boloes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bolo

What does bolo mean?

bolo means "a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bolo?

bolo has 2 syllables: bo-lo. The stress falls on "bo".

What is another word for bolo?

Close synonyms include bolo tie, bola tie, bola, bolo knife. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bolo a common word?

bolo is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.