A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.
Ćwicz mówienie i zapamiętywanie " balas " i wielu innych słów i zdań z angielski .