bala

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) bullet, projectile (part of the ammunition for firearms)
2. (Brazil, feminine) candy, sweet
3. (Brazil, feminine, slang) ecstasy (MDMA) pill

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of balar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of balar:
3. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of balir:
4. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of balir:

balar

to baa; to bleat (of sheep: to make its characteristic cry)

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balir

alternative form of balar

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Concepts

bullet

candy

🍬

ball

projectile

slug

sweet

pellet

bonbon

shot

sweetmeat

sucker

piece of candy

lollipop

🍭

lolly

Synonyms

rebuçado

projéctil

bombom

balaço

Projetil balístico

Projétil balístico

bola

seringa

💉

confeito

Translations

bala

balle

Kugel

kogel

bala

pallottola

mermi

proiettile

σφαίρα

palla

proyectil

fîşek

bonbon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈba.lɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: balle

In summary

Borrowed from French balle, from Middle French balle from Northern Italian balla (“ball”), from Lombardic *palla, *balla (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”).