balín

Spanish

Etymology

From bala +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlin/ [baˈlĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: ba‧lín

Noun

balín m (plural balines)

1. pellet (small compressed object)
   • 2016 December 16, “Luis Castañeda Lossio”, in El Comercio‎^[1]:

     Armamento consiste en pistolas con balines de gas comprimido.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “balín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10