balanza

Aragonese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlanθa/
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Syllabification: ba‧lan‧za

Noun

balanza f (plural balanzas)

1. balance (measuring device)

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “balanza”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin balantia, from Latin bilanx. Compare English balance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /baˈlanθa/ [baˈlãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /baˈlansa/ [baˈlãn.sa]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: ba‧lan‧za

Noun

balanza f (plural balanzas)

1. balance, scale (device used to measure weight)

   Synonym: báscula

2. (figuratively) comparative estimate, judgment
3. (astronomy, constellations) Libra

   Synonym: Libra

Derived terms

• abalanzar
• balanza comercial
• balanza de comercio
• balanza de pagos
• balanzario
• caer la balanza
• inclinar la balanza
• maestro de balanza
• poner en balanza

 

See also

• balance

Further reading

• “balanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014