Masculine

baluarte

bastion

Hyphenated as
ba‧luar‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baˈlwaɾte/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of boulevard.

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