BALSA


Meaning of BALSA in English

/ ˈbɔːlsə; NAmE / (also ˈbalsa wood ) noun

[ U ] the light wood of the tropical American balsa tree , used especially for making models

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent. (denoting a kind of South American raft or fishing boat): from Spanish , raft .

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