balea

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) baleen whale
2. (broadly,feminine) whale
3. (feminine) whalebone

Geslag

♀️ Vroulik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/baˈlea/

Etimologie (Engels)

Attested since the 13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese balẽa, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina). Compare Portuguese baleia, Spanish ballena, or Basque balea.