balasto

Esperanto

Etymology

From English ballast, French ballast, German Ballast, Russian балла́ст (ballást).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlasto/

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• Rhymes: -asto
• Syllabification: ba‧las‧to

Noun

balasto (accusative singular balaston, plural balastoj, accusative plural balastojn)

1. (nautical, etc.) ballast

Further reading

• “balasto”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “balasto”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Anagrams

• albatos, balotas, batalos

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English ballast, French ballast, German Ballast, Russian балла́ст (ballást) and Spanish balasto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlasto/

Noun

balasto (plural balasti)

1. (nautical, etc.) ballast

Derived terms

• balasteyo (“ballast space”)
• balastizar (“to ballast”)
• senbalastigar (“to unballast”)
• desbalastizar (“to unballast”)

Spanish

Alternative forms

• balastro, balaste, balastre (all regional)

Etymology

Borrowed from English ballast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlasto/ [baˈlas.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -asto
• Syllabification: ba‧las‧to

Noun

balasto m (plural balastos)

1. (rail transport) ballast

Further reading

• “balasto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balasto, from English ballast.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlasto/ [bɐˈlas.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -asto
• Syllabification: ba‧las‧to

Noun

balasto (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. ballast

   Synonyms: pataw, tulakbahala

See also

• pabigat
• pataw

Further reading

• “balasto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• altabos, basalto