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From Late Latin bōlus (“clod of earth, lump”), plural bōlī, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod, lump”). Doublet of bole.

bolus (plural boluses or (nonstandard) boli)

  1. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  2. A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

round mass of food

large dose of a drug

bolus (third-person singular simple present boluses, present participle bolusing, simple past and past participle bolused)

  1. (transitive) To administer (a drug) in bolus dosing, that is, dosing in (one or more) boluses.
  2. (intransitive) To take a bolus (dose) of insulin at a mealtime in order to control one's blood glucose level in diabetes.
    Coordinate term: prebolus

Generally regarded as borrowed from Yiddish [Term?], from Ladino [Term?], from Spanish bollo or bola.

bolus m (plural bolussen, diminutive bolusje n)

  1. a sweet, soft pastry containing cinnamon from Zeeland, originating from European Jewish cuisine
  2. (colloquial, Netherlands, by extension) a turd, a pat

Borrowed from Latin bōlus, from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos).

bolus m or f (plural bolussen, no diminutive)

  1. a type of fat clay
    Synonym: bool

bolus

  1. conditional of boli
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόλος (bólos).

bolus m (genitive bolī); second declension

  1. a throw of the dice
  2. a cast of a fishing net
  3. a gain, profit, or advantage

Second-declension noun.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos).

bōlus f (genitive bōlī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) clod of earth, lump
  2. (New Latin) clay
    bōlus alba ― kaolinite