"bala" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbala/, [ˈba.la] Forms: balas [plural]
Rhymes: -ala Etymology: Borrowed from French balle. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|balle}} Borrowed from French balle Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} bala f (plural balas)
  1. bullet Tags: feminine Derived forms: a prueba de balas (english: bulletproof), antibalas, bala de gas, bala fría, bala perdida, como una bala, donde pongo el ojo pongo la bala, morder la bala (english: to bite the bullet)
    Sense id: en-bala-es-noun-7RLrIAAP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbala/, [ˈba.la]
Rhymes: -ala Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} bala
  1. inflection of balar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: balar
    Sense id: en-bala-es-verb-wz8Durkn Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 4 81 14
  2. inflection of balar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: balar
    Sense id: en-bala-es-verb-PEsCew1k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "como una bala"
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