balada
/bəˈlɑdə/
balada noun: a Spanish-language ballad.
Noun
balada (plural baladas)
- A Spanish-language ballad.
- “All the time they complain about it,” said Rafael Batista, the owner of Quisqueya Records, a store whose list of new releases, in keeping with the neighborhood’s large Dominican population, is divided into merengue, salsa, balada and bachata.2007 February 4, Alex Mindlin, “Yearning to Break the Lock on a Long-Shuttered Park”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
Forms of balada
| plural | baladas |
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Origin of balada
Borrowed from Spanish balada (“ballad”). Doublet of ballad and ballade.
Questions about balada
- What does balada mean?
- Balada means a Spanish-language ballad.
- What part of speech is balada?
- Balada is a noun.
- How do you pronounce balada?
- Balada is pronounced /bəˈlɑdə/.
- What is the plural of balada?
- The plural of balada is baladas.
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