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balas
[ bal-uhs, bey-luhs ]
/ ˈbæl əs, ˈbeɪ ləs /
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noun Mineralogy.
a rose-red variety of spinel.
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Also called balas ruby.
Origin of balas
1375–1425; late Middle English <Medieval Latin balasius, variant of balascius<Arabic balakhsh, back formation from Persian Badakhshān, district near Samarkand, where gem is found
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British Dictionary definitions for balas
balas
/ (ˈbæləs, ˈbeɪ-) /
noun
a red variety of spinel, used as a gemstoneAlso called: balas ruby
Word Origin for balas
C15: from Old French balais, from Arabic bālakhsh, from Badhakhshān, region in Afghanistan where the gem is found
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