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bolo

8.1

A round sweet cake often served with coffee

noun
/ˈboʊloʊ/

: bolo

For his birthday, they baked a traditional Portuguese bolo decorated with fruit.

Examples

At the bakery, I bought a delicious bolo filled with coconut cream.
I baked a delicious bolo for the party.
She served a homemade bolo with coffee after dinner.
Have you ever tried a Brazilian bolo?
For dessert, we enjoyed a delicious bolo made with coconut and lime.
The bakery specializes in traditional bolo, offering various flavors like chocolate and vanilla.
At the party, the highlight was a stunning bolo decorated with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

Synonyms

babka

vsbolo

6 8.3

A sweet yeast cake from Eastern Europe often flavored with orange and raisins

is a broader term used in Portuguese and Latin American baking

torta

vsbolo

7.4

A flat round cake often served for dessert

is often a breadlike or Portuguese and Latin American specialty

jumbal

vsbolo

9.9

A small flat cookie with a hole in the middle, often sweet and spiced

is usually larger and refers to a round bread or cake

Compounds

bolo tie

1 7.5

A thin cord worn around the neck and held by a decorative clasp as a necktie

bolo knife

Philippine

7.9

A long heavy tool with one sharp edge used for cutting plants and wood

How Sweet

sweet roll

4 1.1

cake

850 1.0

bolo

8.1

bread

805 1.0

Surface Forms

bolo singular

bolos plural

Etymology

Bolo for a round cake comes from Portuguese and Spanish bolo 'cake', so when you see bolo in a recipe it usually means a sweet round bread or 'cake' often served at celebrations.