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balso

Portuguese, noun/ˈbaw.su/

balso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bowline (a rope to which a knot is tied to lift volumes or to support the man working on the side of the ship, on masts, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does balso mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebowline (a rope to which a knot is tied to lift volumes or to support the man working on the side of the ship, on masts, etc.)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of balso

  • balsos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce balso?

  • Brazil /ˈbaw.su/
  • Brazil [ˈbaʊ̯.su]
  • Portugal /ˈbal.su/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.