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| Language | Expression | English Translation or Definition |
| Asturian | bola | ball. |
| Basque | bola | bowl, jack, wad, wood. |
| Bemba | bola | ball. |
| Bisayan | bola | ball. |
| Brazilian Portuguese | bola | ball. |
| Bresciano | bola | bubble. |
| Catalan | bola | chunk, clod, hunk, lump, ball. |
| Cebuano | bola | ball. |
| Chamorro | bola | ball. |
| Cilaadi | bola | rotten. |
| Croatian | bola | pain. |
| Hiligaynon | bola | ball. |
| Indonesian | bola | ball. |
| Italian | bola | ball. |
| Kalanga | bola | as of food, rot or go bad. |
| Kisuundi | bola | rotten. |
| Lunfardo | bola | importance. |
| Malay | bola | ball. |
| Matumbi | bola | become bad, rotten. |
| Ndebele | bola | decay, rot. |
| Ngindo | bola | rotten. |
| Pampangan | bola | ball. |
| Portuguese | bola | ball, globe, chunk, clod, lump. |
| Quechua | Bola | ball. |
| Rohingya | bola | curse. |
| Slovak | bola | been. |
| Slovak old | bola | been. |
| Spanish | bola | ball, bullet, lump, chunk, clod. |
| Surmiran | bola | blister, dent. |
| Tagalog | Bola | ball. |
| Temi | bola | mosquito. |
| Valencian | bola | bowl. |
| Welsh | bola | belly. |
| Xhosa | bola | rot. |
| Yao | bola | better. |
Source: compiled by the editor from the definition of ball; see credits. | ||
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