balas

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈbaləs/

Definition of balas

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (archaic, attributive)A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
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noun

  1. (archaic, attributive)A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.

name

  1. A barangay of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

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Etymology

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

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