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ballena
ballena
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish ballena, from Latin ballaena, variant of bālaena (compare Catalan balena, French baleine, Galician balea, Italian balena, Portuguese baleia, Romanian balenă), from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈʎe.na/, /baˈʝe.na/
Noun
ballena f (plural ballenas)
Synonyms
- (baleen): barbas de ballena f pl
Hypernyms
- (whale): cetáceo m
Derived terms
Terms derived from ballena
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