Meaning
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix, prepare or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, bolle (“bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“ball, round vessel, bowl”). Cognate with North Frisian bol (“bun, bread roll”), Middle Low German bolle, bole (“round object”), Dutch bol (“ball, sphere, scoop, dot”), German Bolle (“bulb”), Danish bolle (“bowl, bread roll”), Icelandic bolli (“cup”). Doublet of boule and pulla.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: