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  • noun A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes.

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  • noun A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; especially one which explodes.

Etymologies

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Latin, from Ancient Greek, missile, arrow.

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Examples

  • I can't see that your argument on the TCS post bolis down to anything else than that adverse selection problems are best avoided by public insurance.

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  • This extended churning forms a kind of ball in the stomach called a bolis.

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  • In addition to selling the bolis, both of them sell ice cream, candy and merchandise such as clothes, shoes and acccesories from the house.

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  • His wife also would make and sell bolis, a type of Colombian ice cream.

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  • Ahora su negocio incluye la venta y elaboración de chichas - un tipo de bebida hecha de maíz o arroz - y de bolis - un helado típico de Colombia - y elaboración de artesanía en hilo tejidas, o pintadas en tela y/o con escarcha.

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  • Simultáneamente además de los bolis, los dos venden en su casa helados, dulces y mercancía como ropa, calzado y detalles.

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  • De Magangue Gilberto traía pescado que vendía y también su esposa elaboraba y vendía bolis, una variedad de helado colombiana, que actualmente ella vende en el Estadio Metropolitano cuando hay partidos de Futbol.

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  • Her business now includes the production and sale of "chicha", a beverage made from corn or rice, and "bolis" (a traditional form of ice cream found in Colombia).

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  • Wow. yes I had some. and showed everybody I could bolis to compensate for it.

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  • French, from Latin bolid -, bolis, from Greek, from bolē throw, stroke from the Greek βολις, (bolis) which can mean a missile or to flash.

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