"ballesta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /baˈʝesta/, [baˈʝes.t̪a], /baˈʝesta/ (note: most of Spain and Latin America), [baˈʝes.t̪a] (note: most of Spain and Latin America), /baˈʎesta/ (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), [baˈʎes.t̪a] (note: rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), /baˈʃesta/ (note: Buenos Aires and environs), [baˈʃes.t̪a] (note: Buenos Aires and environs), /baˈʒesta/ (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay), [baˈʒes.t̪a] (note: elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Forms: ballestas [plural]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish ballesta, from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|ballesta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish ballesta, {{inh+|es|osp|ballesta}} Inherited from Old Spanish ballesta, {{inh|es|la|ballista}} Latin ballista, {{der|es|grc|βαλλίστρα}} Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} ballesta f (plural ballestas)
  1. crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ballesta-es-noun-bovP382x Categories (other): Weapons Disambiguation of Weapons: 49 44 7
  2. ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ballesta-es-noun-epyJLNsM Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 26 8 13 29 8 13 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 31 49 20 Disambiguation of Weapons: 49 44 7
  3. (mechanics) leaf spring (spring in the form of a curved length of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ballesta-es-noun-Xi1v1k5j Categories (other): Mechanics Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ballestero

Inflected forms

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