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balla.

large bundle, bale, reap

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbal.la/
  1. large bundle, bale, reap

    feminine
  2. falsehood, lie, malarkey

    feminine
  3. testicle, bollock

    feminine · plural-normally · vulgar
  4. a stack or sheaf, especially of hay and other plants that come in blades

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. * From Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish *ballu. * From Lombardic *palla, *balla. Both etymologies ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”). Doublet of palla. Cognate with Sicilian baḍḍa, whence the dialectal doublet badda.

verb/ˈbal.la/
  1. inflection of ballare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of ballare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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