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ballena

ballena

Asturian

Noun

ballena f (plural ballenes)

  1. whale

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)

  1. whale
  2. baleen, whalebone

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