bulla
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
/ˈbʊlə/
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/ˈbʊlə/ · [ˈbʊ.ɫə]
Definition of bulla
11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as
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noun
- A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as
- A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as:
- A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
- (historical)In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
- (historical)A handwritten document from the papal chancellery.
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Any of several hollow structures as features of bones.
“auditory bulla; ethmoid bulla”
- Any of several hollow structures as features of bones.
- (countable, uncountable)A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.
name
- A surname.
- A locality in the Cobar council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
- A town in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Doublet of bill and bull (“papal bull; bubble”).
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