balas

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French balais, from Arabic بلخش (balaxš), from Persian بدخشان (badaxšân, Badakhshan), the region where they are found.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈbaləs/

Noun[edit]

balas (plural balases)

  1. (archaic) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby (now usually used attributively: balas-ruby).

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Hiligaynon[edit]

Noun[edit]

balás

  1. sand

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

bālās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of bālō

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

balas f

  1. Plural form of bala

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

balas (infinitive balar)

  1. Informal second-person singular () present indicative form of balar.