balsa

/ˈbawsɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (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
as balsas

Meaning

  1. ferry

    • Atravessamos de balsa.

      We crossed by ferry.

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

German

Fähre

Fähre is the German word for the same thing — both mean "ferry."

Spanish

transbordador

transbordador is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ferry."

French

ferry

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

Practice

1 What does balsa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Atravessamos de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches balsa?

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