bule

See also: bulè and bulë

Indonesian

Noun

bule (plural bule-bule, first-person possessive buleku, second-person possessive bulemu, third-person possessive bulenya)

  1. albino (any animal with albinism)
  2. (colloquial, ethnic slur) a Westerner, a Caucasian

Adjective

bule (plural bule-bule)

  1. albino (having albinism)

Portuguese
bule

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from Malay buli, buli-buli (“small stoppered vial or flask of glass or porcelain”), or from Arabic بُلْبُلَة‎ (bulbula).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbu.lɨ/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧le

Noun

bule m (plural bules)

  1. teapot
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