Balaton

== English == === Etymology === From Hungarian Balaton. Ultimately from a Slavic word for “mud; swamp”; compare Old Church Slavonic блато (blato). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbælətɒn/, /ˈbɒlətɒn/ === Proper noun === Balaton A freshwater lake in Hungary, the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. ==== Translations ==== == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɒlɒton] Hyphenation: Ba‧la‧ton Rhymes: -on === Proper noun === Balaton Balaton (a freshwater lake in Hungary) Synonym: (informal) Balcsi a village in Heves County, Hungary ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== balatoni Balcsi