Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight. · The wood of this tree. · A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicder. Spanish balsabor. English balsa Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Not related to balsam.
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- Borrowed-form mentionbalsaes
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