boleto

/boˈleto/ · B1 · noun · m

ticket

🎟️ boleto ≈ bulletin: both come from Latin bulla, an official seal

Boleto comes from Italian bolletta, a small sealed slip, later a receipt or pass. English bulletin shares the same seal root. The lie sense is colloquial and probably connects to bola, Spanish slang for a fib.

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