baliste

French

Etymology

From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.list/

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Noun

baliste f (plural balistes)

1. (weaponry) ballista

See also

• arbalète

Noun

baliste m (plural balistes)

1. (ichthyology) clownfish

Further reading

• “baliste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bestial, établis

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈli.ste/
• Rhymes: -iste
• Hyphenation: ba‧lì‧ste

Noun

baliste f

1. plural of balista

Anagrams

• Stabile, belasti, blesità, stabile

Portuguese

Verb

baliste

1. second-person singular preterite indicative of balir