balanza

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

balanza f (plural balanzas)

1. balance (measuring device)

References

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

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Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin balantia, from Latin bilanx, bilancēs. Compare English balance.

Pronunciation

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

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
• balanzario

 

See also

• balance