balso

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɐlso]

Noun

bal̃so m

1. genitive singular of balsas

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin balteus. Doublet of bálteo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaw.su/ [ˈbaʊ̯.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaw.su/ [ˈbaʊ̯.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbaw.so/ [ˈbaʊ̯.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.su/ [ˈbaɫ.su]

• Rhymes: -awsu, -alsu
• Hyphenation: bal‧so

Noun

balso m (plural balsos)

1. bowline (a rope to which a knot is tied to lift volumes or to support the man working on the side of the ship, on masts, etc.)

Further reading

• “balso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “balso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024