dolos - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Unknown. Possibly from dollen os

dolos (plural dolosse)

1. (South Africa, uncommon) The bones that are thrown when throwing the bones for divination.
2. (South Africa, uncommon) The ankle bones of sheep or goats formerly used by children as playthings.
3. Interlocking blocks of concrete, used for protection of seawalls and to preserve beaches from erosion, formerly known as Merryfield blocks.
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• slood, soldo

Borrowed from Latin dolosus.

• IPA^(key): [doˈloːs]
• Hyphenation: do‧los

dolos (strong nominative masculine singular doloser, not comparable)

1. crafty, cunning, deceitful

• “dolos” in Duden online

dolōs

1. accusative plural of dolus

dolos

1. plural of dolo

Borrowed from Latin dolosus.

dolos m or n (feminine singular doloasă, masculine plural doloși, feminine and neuter plural doloase)

1. fraudulent

• dolos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈdolos/ [ˈd̪o.los]
• Rhymes: -olos
• Syllabification: do‧los

dolos

1. plural of dolo