balata

See also: balatą, balatá, and Bălata

English

Etymology

From Spanish balatá.

Noun

balata (countable and uncountable, plural balatas)

1. Manilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
   • 2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 215:

     ‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’

2. The latex obtained from this tree.

Synonyms

• ausubo
• bulletwood
• bully tree
• cow-tree
• massaranduba

Translations

tree

Aukan: boiti Dutch: balata (nl), bolletrie (nl) c Finnish: balata Kari'na: parata Lokono: balata burue, burue, kurero burue Polish: balata f Saramaccan: baatá, botii Sranan Tongo: balata, boletri, botri

latex

Polish: balata f

timber

Dutch: paardenvleeshout Finnish: balata

Anagrams

• albata, atabal

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish balata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlɑtɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝lɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ba‧la‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): ba‧la‧ta

Noun

balata

1. balata (tree Manilkara bidentata)
2. bulletwood (timber from this tree)

Declension

Inflection of balata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		balata	balatat
genitive		balatan	balatojen
partitive		balataa	balatoja
illative		balataan	balatoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		balata	balatat
accusative	nom.	balata	balatat
	gen.	balatan
genitive		balatan	balatojen balatain rare
partitive		balataa	balatoja
inessive		balatassa	balatoissa
elative		balatasta	balatoista
illative		balataan	balatoihin
adessive		balatalla	balatoilla
ablative		balatalta	balatoilta
allative		balatalle	balatoille
essive		balatana	balatoina
translative		balataksi	balatoiksi
abessive		balatatta	balatoitta
instructive		—	balatoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of balata (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative balatani balatani accusative nom. balatani balatani gen. balatani genitive balatani balatojeni balataini rare partitive balataani balatojani inessive balatassani balatoissani elative balatastani balatoistani illative balataani balatoihini adessive balatallani balatoillani ablative balataltani balatoiltani allative balatalleni balatoilleni essive balatanani balatoinani translative balatakseni balatoikseni abessive balatattani balatoittani instructive — — comitative — balatoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative balatasi balatasi accusative nom. balatasi balatasi gen. balatasi genitive balatasi balatojesi balataisi rare partitive balataasi balatojasi inessive balatassasi balatoissasi elative balatastasi balatoistasi illative balataasi balatoihisi adessive balatallasi balatoillasi ablative balataltasi balatoiltasi allative balatallesi balatoillesi essive balatanasi balatoinasi translative balataksesi balatoiksesi abessive balatattasi balatoittasi instructive — — comitative — balatoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative balatamme balatamme accusative nom. balatamme balatamme gen. balatamme genitive balatamme balatojemme balataimme rare partitive balataamme balatojamme inessive balatassamme balatoissamme elative balatastamme balatoistamme illative balataamme balatoihimme adessive balatallamme balatoillamme ablative balataltamme balatoiltamme allative balatallemme balatoillemme essive balatanamme balatoinamme translative balataksemme balatoiksemme abessive balatattamme balatoittamme instructive — — comitative — balatoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative balatanne balatanne accusative nom. balatanne balatanne gen. balatanne genitive balatanne balatojenne balatainne rare partitive balataanne balatojanne inessive balatassanne balatoissanne elative balatastanne balatoistanne illative balataanne balatoihinne adessive balatallanne balatoillanne ablative balataltanne balatoiltanne allative balatallenne balatoillenne essive balatananne balatoinanne translative balataksenne balatoiksenne abessive balatattanne balatoittanne instructive — — comitative — balatoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative balatansa balatansa accusative nom. balatansa balatansa gen. balatansa genitive balatansa balatojensa balatainsa rare partitive balataansa balatojaan balatojansa inessive balatassaan balatassansa balatoissaan balatoissansa elative balatastaan balatastansa balatoistaan balatoistansa illative balataansa balatoihinsa adessive balatallaan balatallansa balatoillaan balatoillansa ablative balataltaan balataltansa balatoiltaan balatoiltansa allative balatalleen balatallensa balatoilleen balatoillensa essive balatanaan balatanansa balatoinaan balatoinansa translative balatakseen balataksensa balatoikseen balatoiksensa abessive balatattaan balatattansa balatoittaan balatoittansa instructive — — comitative — balatoineen balatoinensa

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

balata m (plural balatas)

1. balata

Polish

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balata

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balatá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈla.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧ta

Noun

balata f

1. (countable) balata (Manilkara bidentata)
2. (uncountable) balata (latex acquired from the tree)

Declension

Declension of balata

	singular	plural
nominative	balata	balaty
genitive	balaty	balat
dative	balacie	balatom
accusative	balatę	balaty
instrumental	balatą	balatami
locative	balacie	balatach
vocative	balato	balaty

Further reading

• balata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sicilian

Etymology

Likely from Arabic بَلَاط (balāṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈla.t̪a/, [bːaˈla.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: ba‧là‧ta

Noun

balata f (plural balati)

1. any large slab of stone, typically lava stone, limestone or marble.
2. by extension, headstone

Derived terms

• balatazza
• balatuni
• scippari i balati

Descendants

• Italian: balata

See also

• lapazza
• marteḍḍu
• mattuni
• parpannizzu
• scarpeḍḍu

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlata/ [baˈla.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧ta

Noun

balata f (plural balatas)

1. brake lining

   Synonym: ferodo

See also

• zapata

Further reading

• “balata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “balata”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• balata | Diccionario del español de México