baluster

Senso (Inglese)

A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈbæl.ʌ.stɹ/

From Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro (“pillar”), from balausta (“wild pomegranate flower”), so named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open flower, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic (compare Aramaic balatz (“wild pomegranate flower”)). Doublet of banister.

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