balç

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balteum, balteus (“belt”). Compare Occitan baus and Italian balzo (“crag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbals]

Noun

balç m (plural balços)

1. precipice

   Synonym: precipici

Further reading

• “balç” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “balç” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “balteus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 1: A–B, page 226