balata
See also: balatą, balatá, and Bălata
English
Etymology
Spanish balatá
Noun
balata (countable and uncountable, plural balatas)
- Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
- 2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 215:
- ‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’
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- The latex obtained from this tree.
Translations
tree
|
latex
|
Anagrams
- albata, atabal
Finnish
Etymology
From Spanish balata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑlɑtɑ/, [ˈbɑlɑt̪ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑtɑ
- Syllabification(key): ba‧la‧ta
Noun
balata
- balata (tree Manilkara bidentata)
- bulletwood (timber from this tree)
Declension
| Inflection of balata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | balata | balatat | |
| genitive | balatan | balatojen | |
| partitive | balataa | balatoja | |
| illative | balataan | balatoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | balata | balatat | |
| accusative | nom. | balata | balatat |
| gen. | balatan | ||
| genitive | balatan | balatojen balatainrare | |
| partitive | balataa | balatoja | |
| inessive | balatassa | balatoissa | |
| elative | balatasta | balatoista | |
| illative | balataan | balatoihin | |
| adessive | balatalla | balatoilla | |
| ablative | balatalta | balatoilta | |
| allative | balatalle | balatoille | |
| essive | balatana | balatoina | |
| translative | balataksi | balatoiksi | |
| instructive | — | balatoin | |
| abessive | balatatta | balatoitta | |
| comitative | — | balatoineen | |
| Possessive forms of balata (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | balatani | balatamme |
| 2nd person | balatasi | balatanne |
| 3rd person | balatansa | |
French
Noun
balata m (plural balatas)
- balata
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish balatá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈla.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: ba‧la‧ta
Noun
balata f
- (countable) balata (Manilkara bidentata)
- (uncountable) balata (latex acquired from the tree)
Declension
Declension of balata
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | balata | balaty |
| genitive | balaty | balat |
| dative | balacie | balatom |
| accusative | balatę | balaty |
| instrumental | balatą | balatami |
| locative | balacie | balatach |
| vocative | balato | balaty |
Further reading
- balata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- balata in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sicilian
Etymology
Unknown, maybe from Arabic or French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalat̪a/
- Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ta
Noun
balata f (plural balati)
- marble slab
Spanish
Noun
balata f (plural balatas)
- brake lining
- Synonym: ferodo
See also
- zapata
Further reading
- “balata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English balata, from Spanish.
Noun
balata
- latex, rubber (material)
- waistbelt
- bullwhip, rubber baton
Verb
balata
- to bullwhip