"balla" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbal.la/ Forms: balle [plural], ballétta [diminutive], ballettìna [diminutive], ballóna [augmentative], ballàccia [pejorative]
Rhymes: -alla Etymology: Uncertain. * From Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish *ballu. * From Lombardic *palla, *balla. Both etymologies ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”). Doublet of palla. Etymology templates: {{unc|it}} Uncertain, {{der|it|fro|balle}} Old French balle, {{der|it|ML.|balla}} Medieval Latin balla, {{der|it|frk|*ballu}} Frankish *ballu, {{der|it|lng|*palla}} Lombardic *palla, {{m|goh|*balla}} *balla, {{der|it|gem-pro|*ballô}} Proto-Germanic *ballô, {{m|gem-pro|*balluz||ball}} *balluz (“ball”), {{doublet|it|palla}} Doublet of palla Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=ballóna|dim=ballétta,ballettìna|pej=ballàccia}} balla f (plural balle, diminutive ballétta or ballettìna, augmentative ballóna, pejorative ballàccia)
  1. large bundle, bale, reap Tags: feminine Synonyms: fagotto, fardello, torsello
    Sense id: en-balla-it-noun-01pvzocb Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 49 41 10
  2. falsehood, lie, malarkey Tags: feminine Synonyms: bugia, frottola, fandonia
    Sense id: en-balla-it-noun-ZuH2YIIf Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 49 41 10
  3. (vulgar, usually in the plural) testicle, bollock Tags: feminine, plural-normally, vulgar Synonyms: palla, coglione
    Sense id: en-balla-it-noun-FAU1YEQ-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: imballare, sballare
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbal.la/
Rhymes: -alla Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} balla
  1. inflection of ballare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-balla-it-verb-djCk3zm5 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 3 50 10
  2. inflection of ballare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-balla-it-verb-SbjdM-L4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "fagotto"
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          "word": "torsello"
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          "word": "bugia"
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          "word": "frottola"
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