balsa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːl.sə/, /ˈbæl.sə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlsə/

Noun

balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas)

1. A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
2. (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
3. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

Anagrams

• Ba'als, Baals, Baʿals, albas, baals, balas, basal, blaas, laabs, sabal

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bal‧sa

Noun

balsa

1. balsa (wood)

Anagrams

• slaba

Noun

balsa m (plural balsas)

1. balsa (tree, wood)

Etymology

Borrowed from English balsa, from Spanish balsa.

Noun

balsa m (genitive singular balsa)

1. balsa (tree, wood)

Mutation

References

• "balsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpalːsa/

Noun

balsa

1. mound, tussock

Etymology

From Spanish balsa

Noun

balsa f (plural balsas)

1. ferry (boat)

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?].

Noun

balsa f (plural balsas)

1. pool
2. raft
3. ferry
4. balsa (tree)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from a a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, probably from Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bal‧sa

Noun

balsa

1. raft