balèn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balen"

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• labalèn, balenn

Etymology

From French baleine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlɛn/

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Noun

balèn

1. whale
2. candle made from whale blubber
3. whalebone

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 19