Polyglot Dictionary

bala

/ˈbalɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Positive

Forms

plural
as balas

Meaning

  1. sweet, bullet

    • Comi uma bala.

      I ate a sweet.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

doçura

Close — bala can mean a sweet/candy, directly related to sweetness; note its separate, unrelated meaning "bullet."

sobremesa

Close — bala can mean a sweet/candy, directly related to dessert.

Practice

1 What does bala mean?

2 Fill the gap: Comi uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bala?

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