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)

1. (Latin America) ticket
2. (Chile and Peru) bill, receipt

   Synonyms: recibo, factura

3. (Lunfardo) death

   Synonym: muerte

4. (Cuba, Mexico, US) ballot

   Synonym: balota

Related terms

death

• boletear

Further reading

• “boleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “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