"bula" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbula/, [ˈbu.la] Forms: bulas [plural]
Rhymes: -ula Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Medieval Latin bullabor. Spanish bula Borrowed from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document; bull”), from Latin bulla (“swollen object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“swelling”) or *bʰel- (“to blow, to swell up”). Doublet of bola and bolla. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la-med:<alt:bulla><t:seal, sealed document; bull><ety:from<la:bulla<t:swollen object>>>|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.? Latin bulla Medieval Latin bullabor. Spanish bula [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "bulla", "gloss" : "seal, sealed document; bull", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "swollen object", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "gloss" : "swelling", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bew-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "blow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰel-", "gloss" : "to blow, to swell up", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bulla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "bula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="bula"> Borrowed from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal, sealed document; bull”), from Latin bulla (“swollen object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“swelling”) or *bʰel- (“to blow, to swell up”)., {{dbt|es|bola|bolla}} Doublet of bola and bolla Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} bula f (plural bulas)
  1. bull (document) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bula-es-noun-bvRq6WDi Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. strength Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bula-es-noun-5riGI~cg Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. (obsolete) bubble Tags: feminine, obsolete Synonyms: burbuja
    Sense id: en-bula-es-noun-30rEFiVz Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bula de la cruzada, bula de la santa cruzada, bula papal, bula pontificia

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbula/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbu.la]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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      "word": "bula de la santa cruzada"
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    {
      "word": "bula pontificia"
    }
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