bala perdida
Portuguese, noun
bala perdida is spelled B-A-L-A-P-E-R-D-I-D-A (11 letters). Bala perdida is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “stray bullet (bullet that misses its target and risks hitting something else)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bala perdida mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestray bullet (bullet that misses its target and risks hitting something else)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. bala que acidentalmente atinge o alvo errado ou que foi atirada a esmo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bala perdida
- balas perdidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).