"balle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bal/ Audio: Fr-balle.ogg Forms: balles [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Inherited from Middle French balle, from northern Italian balla. Doublet of balle (Etymology 2). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id=blow}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|balle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French balle, {{inh+|fr|frm|balle}} Inherited from Middle French balle, {{der|fr|it|balla}} Italian balla, {{doublet|fr|balle#Etymology 2|alt1=balle (Etymology 2)}} Doublet of balle (Etymology 2) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} balle f (plural balles)
  1. (small) ball Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-balle-fr-noun-6d4IJj9K
  2. bullet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-balle-fr-noun-7RLrIAAP
  3. (colloquial) franc (French franc), euro Tags: colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Firearms, Juggling
    Sense id: en-balle-fr-noun-CXQHgh8j Disambiguation of Firearms: 3 3 39 36 20 Disambiguation of Juggling: 4 4 43 38 13 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French links with manual fragments Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 58 30 7 Disambiguation of French links with manual fragments: 2 2 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ballon (english: larger ball), boule, boulette, pare-balles

Noun

IPA: /bal/ Audio: Fr-balle.ogg Forms: balles [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Inherited from Middle French balle (“large bundle, package”), from Old French bale (“rolled-up bundle, packet of goods”) and Medieval Latin bala, of Germanic origin. Cognate with English ball. Doublet of Etymology 1. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id=blow}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|balle||large bundle, package|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French balle (“large bundle, package”), {{inh+|fr|frm|balle||large bundle, package}} Inherited from Middle French balle (“large bundle, package”), {{der|fr|fro|bale||rolled-up bundle, packet of goods}} Old French bale (“rolled-up bundle, packet of goods”), {{der|fr|ML.|bala}} Medieval Latin bala, {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|en|ball}} English ball Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} balle f (plural balles)
  1. bundle of goods; packet tied and held together with string Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Firearms, Juggling
    Sense id: en-balle-fr-noun-BSr84ID7 Disambiguation of Firearms: 3 3 39 36 20 Disambiguation of Juggling: 4 4 43 38 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bal/ Audio: Fr-balle.ogg
Rhymes: -al Etymology: From Gaulish *balu. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|cel-gau|*balu}} Gaulish *balu Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|-}} balle f (uncountable)
  1. chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed) Tags: feminine, uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms, Juggling Synonyms: bale
    Sense id: en-balle-fr-noun-~1zUAkKc Disambiguation of Firearms: 3 3 39 36 20 Disambiguation of Juggling: 4 4 43 38 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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