balascio

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

Noun

balascio m (plural balasci)

1. (mineralogy) balas (form of spinel)

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