balsa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːl.sə/, /ˈbæl.sə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑlsə/ === Noun === balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas) A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. (uncountable) The wood of this tree. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: balsa ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === balsa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia balsa tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Labas, basal, balas, Baals, laabs, blaas, albas, baals, Baʿals, sabal, Ba'als, LABAs == Afar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balˈsa/ [bʌlˈsʌ] Hyphenation: bal‧sa === Noun === balsá f reputation == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish balsa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbalsa/, [ˈbal.sa] Hyphenation: bal‧sa === Noun === balsa raft == Eskayan == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Spanish balsa?”) === Noun === balsa wooden boat == Finnish == === Etymology === From Spanish balsa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑlsɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝ls̠ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑlsɑ Syllabification(key): bal‧sa Hyphenation(key): bal‧sa === Noun === balsa balsa (wood) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “balsa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === slaba == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Spanish balsa?”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bal.za/ === Noun === balsa m (plural balsas) balsa (tree, wood) === Further reading === “balsa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Attested since circa 1300. From Paleo-Hispanic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbalsɐ] === Noun === balsa f (plural balsas) raft; also raft-like group of trunks which are left to flow downriver dam balsa (tree) balsa (wood) === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “balsa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “balsa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “balsa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “balsa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “balsa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English balsa, from Spanish balsa. === Noun === balsa m (genitive singular balsa) balsa (tree, wood) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “balsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Northern Sami == === Etymology === From Proto-Samic *pëlsë (whence also Inari Sami polssâ), of unknown further origin. Probably ultimately from a substrate. === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpalːsa/ === Noun === balsa palsa, mound, tussock ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: palsa → English: palsa Swedish: pals Norwegian Bokmål: pals ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish balsa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbal.sa/ Rhymes: -alsa Syllabification: bal‧sa === Noun === balsa f (related adjective balsowy) balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) balsa (wood of this tree) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “balsa”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “balsa”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish balsa. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -alsɐ, (Brazil) -awsɐ Hyphenation: bal‧sa === Noun === balsa f (plural balsas) raft ferry Synonym: ferryboat === Further reading === “balsa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “balsa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French balsa. === Noun === balsa m (uncountable) balsa ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbalsa/ [ˈbal.sa] Rhymes: -alsa Syllabification: bal‧sa === Noun === balsa f (plural balsas) raft ferry balsa (tree) puddle, pool, pond Synonym: charco ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: balsa→ Irish: balsa → Portuguese: balsa → Tagalog: balsa === Further reading === “balsa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish balsa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balˈsa/ [bɐlˈsa] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: bal‧sa === Noun === balsá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜐ) raft ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === labas, salba, sabal, salab, balas == Yogad == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Spanish balsa?”) === Noun === balsa raft