ballesta

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈʎesta/,
  • Rhymes: -esta
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lles‧ta

Noun

ballesta f (plural ballestes)

  1. crossbow (mechanised weapon based on the bow)

Catalan

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Etymology

From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

Pronunciation

Noun

ballesta f (plural ballestes)

  1. crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow)
  2. ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow)
  3. triggerfish (tropical fish of the family Balistidae)
    Synonym: porcell

Further reading

Spanish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ballesta, from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈʝesta/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /baˈʎesta/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈʃesta/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈʒesta/

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -esta
  • Syllabification: ba‧lles‧ta

Noun

ballesta f (plural ballestas)

  1. crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow)
  2. ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow)
  3. (mechanics) leaf spring (spring in the form of a curved length of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles)

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