balas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Las puertas y ventanas de la casa están forradas con vidrio a prueba de balas.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2019
Até pouco tempo atrás, a Nestlé patrocinava uma barcaça que entregava dezenas de milhares de embalagens de leite em pó, iogurte, sobremesas lácteas de chocolate, biscoitos e balas a comunidades isoladas da bacia Amazônica.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2017
Os requerentes incluíam a Associação Nacional das Indústrias de Biscoitos, o lobby dos produtores de milho e uma associação de empresas de chocolates, cacau e balas.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2017
He finally decided on minerals whose reflections vary; for the Compostelle hyacinth, mahogany red; the beryl, glaucous green; the balas ruby, vinegar rose; the Sudermanian ruby, pale slate.
From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
In 1382 a circlet crown was purchased for Queen Anne of Bohemia, being set with a large sapphire, a balas, and four large pearls with a diamond in the centre.
From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs
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