Balas

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbalÉ™s/

Origin

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بلخش, from Persian بلخش, a form of بدخش (badaxš, "balas"), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, "w"), the region where they are found.

Full definition of balas

Noun

1. (archaic) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby (now usually used attributively: balas-ruby).

Anagrams

• albas
• baals
• balsa
• basal
• sabal