balzo

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See also: balzò

Esperanto

Etymology

Phonological borrowing from French balsa, from Spanish balsa, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

Noun

balzo (accusative singular balzon, plural balzoj, accusative plural balzojn)

  1. balsa

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbal.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -altso
  • Hyphenation: bàl‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from balzare +‎ -o.

Noun

balzo m (plural balzi, diminutive balzétto or balzèllo)

  1. leap, jump

Etymology 2

From Latin balteus (“belt”). Doublet of the borrowing balteo. Compare Catalan balç (“precipice”).

Noun

balzo m (plural balzi)

  2. crag, cliff
  3. (nautical) boatswain's chair
    Synonym: bansigo

Etymology 3

Verb

balzo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of balzare

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