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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ba-lɔ̃
"Les enfants achètent des ballons colorés."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flexible bag filled with air or a lighter-than-air gas such as helium, used as a child's toy or as a decoration.
"The children played with colorful balloons at the birthday party." - 2
A large bag filled with heated air or gas to lift and support a gondola for aerial transport.
"A hot-air balloon slowly rose above the valley during the morning festival."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word 'pallone' meaning 'large ball', passing through French as 'ballon' before entering the English language in the late 16th century. Originally referring to a large heavy ball used in a game, its meaning shifted by the late 18th century to describe the newly invented hot-air flying vessels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Balloon" is said worldwide
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ballon
Transliteration: ba-lɔ̃
"Les enfants achètent des ballons colorés."
Ballon
Transliteration: baˈlɔ̃ː
"Der Ballon flog hoch in den Himmel."
pallone
Transliteration: palˈloːne
"Il pallone è volato via con il vento."
globo
Transliteration: ˈɡlo.βo
"Soltó el globo y este flotó hacia las nubes."
balão
Transliteration: baˈlãw
"O balão colorido subiu rapidamente no céu."
गुब्बारा
Transliteration: gubbaara
"बच्चे हवा में गुब्बारा उड़ा रहे हैं।"
气球
Transliteration: qìqiú
"孩子们手里都拿一个气球。"
풍선
Transliteration: pungseon
"하늘로 풍선이 높이 날아갔습니다."
風船
Transliteration: fuusen
"空高く風船が飛んでいきました。"
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