English · Slang Attested

bowlas

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Meaning · English

Round tarts of sugar, apple and bread, sold in the streets.

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Among the regular articles of this street-sale are "Coventrys," or three-cornered puffs with jam inside; raspberry biscuits; cinnamon biscuits; "chonkeys," or a kind of mince-meat baked in crust; Dutch butter-cakes; Jews' butter-cakes; "bowlas," or round tarts made of sugar, apple, and bread; "jumbl

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “bowlas” mean?

Round tarts of sugar, apple and bread, sold in the streets.

Is “bowlas” formal or informal?

bowlas is generally slang.

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