"balsa" meaning in English

See balsa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔːl.sə/ [UK], /ˈbæl.sə/ [UK], /ˈbɑlsə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-balsa.wav [US] Forms: balsas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicder. Spanish balsabor. English balsa Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|es:balsa|tree=1}} Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicder. Spanish balsabor. English balsa [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Paleo-Hispanic", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-ibe" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "balsa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "balsa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="balsa">, {{bor|en|es|balsa}} Spanish balsa, {{der|en|qsb-ibe}} Paleo-Hispanic, {{der|en|eu}} Basque [Term?], {{der|en|xib}} Iberian [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas)
  1. A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-balsa-en-noun-eR2c~15o Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, Pages with entries, Woods Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 25 3 1 1 1 30 1 5 4 5 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Woods: 41 38 22
  2. (uncountable) The wood of this tree. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-balsa-en-noun-wBWai53R Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, Woods Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of Woods: 41 38 22
  3. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a raft or float): лек сал (lek sal) (Bulgarian), רפסודה (rafsoda) (Hebrew), balsa [feminine] (Portuguese), jangada [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-balsa-en-noun-ObdjF9C6 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Mallow family plants, Watercraft, Woods Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 38 23 39 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 31 5 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 2 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 4 80 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 12 2 39 24 2 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 10 1 27 5 1 1 1 20 1 7 6 7 6 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 25 3 1 1 1 30 1 5 4 5 4 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 21 9 31 18 6 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 1 34 20 1 6 6 6 6 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 4 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 3 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 4 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 3 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 4 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 30 3 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 29 3 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 2 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 3 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 3 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 3 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 4 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 3 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 33 3 64 Disambiguation of Mallow family plants: 31 12 57 Disambiguation of Watercraft: 4 0 96 Disambiguation of Woods: 41 38 22 Disambiguation of 'a raft or float': 5 0 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balsawood Translations (a tree): балсово дърво (balsovo dărvo) (Bulgarian), balsa (Finnish), balsa [masculine] (French), Balsabaum [masculine] (German), haulāpa (Hawaiian), עץ (ets) (Hebrew), balsa [masculine] (Irish), balsa [masculine] (Italian), バルサ (barusa) (Japanese), بالسا (Persian), balsa [feminine] (Polish), balsa [feminine] (Portuguese), balsa [masculine] (Romanian) Translations (wood): балсово дърво (balsovo dărvo) (Bulgarian), balza [feminine] (Czech), balsa (Finnish), balsa [masculine] (French), Balsa [neuter] (German), Balsaholz [neuter] (German), haulāpa (Hawaiian), עץ (ets) (Hebrew), balsa [masculine] (Irish), balsa [feminine] (Polish), balsa [feminine] (Portuguese), balsa [masculine] (Romanian)
Disambiguation of 'a tree': 48 52 0 Disambiguation of 'wood': 46 54 0

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "en:Mallow family plants",
    "en:Watercraft",
    "en:Woods"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "balsawood"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "es:balsa",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nPaleo-Hispanicder.\nSpanish balsabor.\nEnglish balsa\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"lang_name\" : \"Paleo-Hispanic\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang\" : \"qsb-ibe\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Spanish\", \"term\" : \"balsa\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"es\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"balsa\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"balsa\">",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "balsa"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish balsa",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "qsb-ibe"
      },
      "expansion": "Paleo-Hispanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "eu"
      },
      "expansion": "Basque [Term?]",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "xib"
      },
      "expansion": "Iberian [Term?]",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nPaleo-Hispanicder.\nSpanish balsabor.\nEnglish balsa\nBorrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "balsas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "America",
          "America"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The wood of this tree."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The wood of this tree."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "raft",
          "raft"
        ],
        [
          "float",
          "float"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔːl.sə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbæl.sə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɑlsə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "balsovo dărvo",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "word": "балсово дърво"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Balsabaum"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "word": "haulāpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "ets",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "word": "עץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "barusa",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "word": "バルサ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "word": "بالسا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "a tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "balsovo dărvo",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "балсово дърво"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balza"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Balsaholz"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "haulāpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "ets",
      "sense": "wood",
      "word": "עץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "wood",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "lek sal",
      "sense": "a raft or float",
      "word": "лек сал"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "rafsoda",
      "sense": "a raft or float",
      "word": "רפסודה"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "a raft or float",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "a raft or float",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jangada"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balsa"
}

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