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balsa

UK/ˈbɔːl.sə//ˈbɑlsə/

balsa noun: a large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.

balsa: a large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight
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Noun

balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas)

  1. A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
  2. (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
  3. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

balsa meaning in Tamil and Persian

balsa in Tamil

தெப்பம் மிதப்பு, தக்கை மரவகை

balsa in Persian

a tree
بالسا

Forms of balsa

pluralbalsas

Origin of balsa

Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam.

Words formed from balsa

Phrases with balsa

Questions about balsa

What does balsa mean?
Balsa means a large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
What is balsa in Tamil?
Balsa in Tamil is தெப்பம் மிதப்பு, தக்கை மரவகை. See Balsa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is balsa?
Balsa is a noun.
How do you pronounce balsa?
Balsa is pronounced /ˈbɔːl.sə/ (UK).
What is the plural of balsa?
The plural of balsa is balsas.

Words near balsa in the dictionary

  1. Balrampur
  2. Balranald
  3. balrog
  4. balrogs
  5. bals
  6. balsa
  7. Balsa Nova
  8. balsacone
  9. balsacones
  10. balsalazide
  11. Balsall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: balsa (page history and authors); balsa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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