balla
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bàl‧la
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbal.la/
Etymology
Uncertain. * From Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish *ballu. * From Lombardic *palla, *balla. Both etymologies ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”). Doublet of palla. Cognate with Sicilian baḍḍa, whence the dialectal doublet badda.
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