Definitions for balsas

balsas Bal·sas

Spelling: [bahl-sais]
IPA: /ˈbɑl sɛəs/

Balsas is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 75 anagrams from letters in balsas (aablss).

Definitions for balsas

noun

  1. Río, Río Balsas.
  2. a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
  3. a raft made of balsa wood.
  4. any life raft.

Origin of balsas

1770-80; Spanish: boat

Examples for balsas

But the Balsas are the most original, and, therefore, the most attractive sight.

The wider and smoother rivers were crossed on 'Balsas,' or rafts with sails.

We built a fleet of Balsas with reeds and blown-out sheepskins, and followed him.

The sun was as hot as upon the llanos along the river Balsas in Michoacan.

The rafts, or Balsas, referred to, were made by tying together a large number of reeds.

Nevertheless, the species probably occurs throughout much of the Balsas Basin.

Their boats or Balsas were looked upon as ingenious contrivances.

A small town in the Balsas Valley; arid tropical scrub forest.

They alone employed a plank-built canoe instead of the Balsas or canoe-shaped bundles of rushes of the greater part of California.

It was market day, and the Balsas were carrying the peasants homeward.

Word Value for balsas
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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