A Bola (from Spanish and Portuguese word for ball) can be one of a number of things:
Bolas, a hunting weapon. It is mostly used in South America and consists of two or three heavy balls or stones tied to the ends of one or more lengths of cord or string.
bola bola is a gamblinggame where a player has to guess the position of a small ball under one of three containers (cup, nutshell...), after the 'bank' has shuffled the containers around. See also Three card monte#Similar games.
Bola is an abreviated form of some Nigerian names such as Abimbola, Adebola, Bolaji, Bolanle and much more... some bearers have adopted the umlaut on the o Böla to correctly emphasise the right pronunciation of the name.Bola in the Nigerian language of Yoruba means "honour"
bola found on food reference sites (1) as an alcoholic drink mixture of brandy and fruit, (2) beef shoulder (in a recipe for sausages, pork-free), and (3) a kind (not sure if it is a brand or a vintage) of wine. Also (4) the name of a restaurant. All references were found in Google Groups. Please add any information or corrections you find in addition.
BoLA, short for Bovine Leukocyte Antigen, refers to Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules in cows.
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Bola's are a throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, It consisted of three weights made of stone, iron or other material.
The Bola is a weapon that mostly consists of two or three weights connected by a cord and thrown by hand.
If the bola is used for catching rather than killing an animal one has to aim to the legs of the game, so that the cords by the rotation of the bowls are wrapped around the legs.
Bolas (from Spanish bola, "ball", also known as boleadoras) are a throwing weapon similar to the surujin made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
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