balsa

/ˈbalsa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
balsas

Meaning

  1. raft

    • Cruzaron el río en balsa.

      They crossed the river on a raft.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

radeau

radeau is the French word for the same thing — both mean "raft."

Portuguese

jangada

jangada is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "raft."

Practice

1 What does balsa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cruzaron el río en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches balsa?

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