bolas


bo·la

B0372800 (bō′lə) also bo·las (-ləs)n. A rope with weights attached, used especially in South America to catch cattle or game by entangling their legs.
[From American Spanish bolas, pl. of Spanish bola, ball, probably from Latin bulla.]

bo•la

(ˈboʊ lə)

n., pl. -las (-ləz). 1. Also, bolas. a strong cord with a heavy ball secured to each end, used esp. by gauchos for throwing at and entangling the legs of cattle and other animals. 2. Also called bo′la tie`. bolo tie. [1835–45; < Sp: ball < Old Provençal < Latin bulla knob]
Translations
boleadora