boiola

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈɔ.lɐ/ [boɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈɔ.lɐ/ [boɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈɔ.la/ [boɪ̯ˈɔ.la]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈɔ.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔlɐ

Noun

boiola m (plural boiolas) (Brazil, colloquial, often derogatory)

1. fag (male homosexual)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bicha

2. An effeminate, fruity man, especially a homosexual one; a sissy.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bicha

Adjective

boiola m or f (plural boiola or boiolas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, predicatively) smitten, infatuated (foolishly in love)
   • 2025 November 21, @desculpatia, X (formerly Twitter)‎ (post):

     n vejo a hora de me apaixonar novamente fica boiola por alguém fica besta besta pela pessoa

     i can't wait to fall in love again and love someone silly, turn into a complete fool for that person

Further reading

• “boiola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “boiola”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “boiola”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “boiola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025