"balista" meaning in Portuguese

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      "form": "balistas",
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        "plural"
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  "hyphenation": [
    "ba‧lis‧ta"
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "ballista (siege engine)"
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          "word": "besta"
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      "ipa": "/baˈliʃ.tɐ/",
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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -istɐ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ"
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  "word": "balista"
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      "form": "balistas",
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      ]
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