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bala.

bullet, projectile (part of the ammunition for firearms)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈba.lɐ/Brazil/ˈba.lɐ/Portugal
  1. bullet, projectile (part of the ammunition for firearms)

    feminine
  2. candy, sweet

    Brazil · feminine
  3. ecstasy (MDMA) pill

    Brazil · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French balle, from Middle French balle from Northern Italian balla (“ball”), from Lombardic *palla, *balla (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”).

verb/ˈba.lɐ/Brazil/ˈba.lɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of balar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
  3. inflection of balir: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  4. inflection of balir: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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