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balsas

balsas is the plural of balsa.

Meaning of balsa

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.

Proper noun capitalized: Balsas

Balsas

  1. A major river of south-central Mexico.
  2. A city in the state of Maranhão, northeast Brazil.
  3. A town in the south of El Oro Province, Ecuador.

Questions about balsas

What does balsas mean?
Balsas means a major river of south-central Mexico.
What is balsas the plural of?
Balsas is the plural of balsa.
What part of speech is balsas?
Balsas is a proper noun.

Words near balsas in the dictionary

  1. balsams
  2. balsamweed
  3. balsamweeds
  4. balsamy
  5. Balsara
  6. balsas
  7. balsawood
  8. balsawoods
  9. Balser
  10. balsero
  11. balseros

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