balzo

See also: balzò

Esperanto

Etymology

Phonological borrowing from French balsa, from Spanish balsa, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbalzo]
Rhymes: -alzo
Hyphenation: bal‧zo

Noun

balzo (accusative singular balzon, plural balzoj, accusative plural balzojn)

balsa

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbal.t͡so/
Rhymes: -altso
Hyphenation: bàl‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from balzare +‎ -o.

Noun

balzo m (plural balzi, diminutive balzétto or balzèllo)

leap, jump

Etymology 2

From Latin balteus (“belt”). Doublet of the borrowing balteo. Compare Catalan balç (“precipice”).

Noun

balzo m (plural balzi)

crag, cliff
(nautical) boatswain's chair
Synonym: bansigo

Verb

balzo

first-person singular present indicative of balzare

Further reading

balzo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
balzo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “balteus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 1: A–B, page 226

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