Balata

Definitions: Balata

Balata

Noun

1. When dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls.

2. A hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber.

Etymology: Balata \Bal"a*ta\, noun. [Spanish expression, probably from native name.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Balata

Domain	Definitions
Industry	Balata gum, or balata, is extracted from the latex of certain plants of the Sapotacea family. Source: European Union. (references)
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Synonyms: Balata

Synonyms: balata tree (n), beefwood (n), bully tree (n), gutta balata (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Balata

English words defined with "balata": balata tree, beefwood, bully tree ♦ gutta balata ♦ Manilkara bidentata. (references)

Specialty definitions using "balata": balata belt, balata gum ♦ MIMUSOPS DARIENENSIS. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Balata" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Dutch (balata), Portuguese (balata), Swedish (balata), Turkish (shoe).

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Commercial Usage: Balata

Domain	Title
References	The World Market for Balata, Gutta-Percha, Guayule, Chicle, and Similar Natural Gums: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	La dame de Balata (reference) (more book examples)
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Image Slideshow: Balata

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Expressions: Balata

Expressions using "balata": balata gum ♦ balata tree ♦ gutta balata. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Balata

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
balata	17
balata golf ball	12
titleist tour balata	4
titleist balata	3
ram tour balata	2
strata professional balata	2
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Modern Translations: Balata

Language		Translations for "balata"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		balatamasse (balata gum), balata (balata gum, bullet tree, bullet wood, horseflesh). (various references)

Dutch		balata (balata gum). (various references)

Esperanto		balato. (various references)

French		balata (balata gum), gomme de balata (balata gum). (various references)

German		Balata (balata gum). (various references)

Greek		κόμμι της μπαλάτας (balata gum), μπαλάτα (balata gum). (various references)

Italian		balata (balata gum). (various references)

Korean		발라타. (various references)

Pig Latin		alatabay.(various references)

Portuguese		balata (balata gum). (various references)

Spanish		balata (balata gum), goma de balata (balata gum). (various references)

Swedish		balata (bullet tree, bullet wood, horseflesh). (various references)
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Ancestral Language Translations: Balata

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	MANILKARA BIDENTATA. (various references)
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Derivations & Misspellings: Balata

Derivations
	Words beginning with "balata": balatas. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Balata" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: alata, Baaaaaa, Babauta, bacata, Badastan, Balaban, Balado, Balafas, Balagan, Balante, Balart, Balashov, balatas, Balawat, Balewa, Balija, ballata, Balmaha, Balmat, Balta, Baltacha, Baltay, balti, balut, Baratha, Barletta, Batala, batatas, Bayatti, belauan, Bhagat, Bharatha, bharati, Bibata, biliti, Bipasha, blaaa, blaat, Blaga, Blaha, blato, Blatta, Bleasham, bucata, bulagat, Bulat, bulava, Buleita, bullata, bullate, Bupati, Calata, Callata, galatai, Halata, Qalaat. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Balata"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "balata" (pronounced ba"lutu)
3	-u t u	automata, capita, stomata, taffeta.
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Anagrams: Balata

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: albata, atabal.
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-l-t"
	-1 letter: tabla.
	-2 letters: alba, baal, blat, tala.
	-3 letters: aal, aba, ala, alb, alt, baa, bal, bat, lab, lat, tab.
	-4 letters: aa, ab, al, at, ba, la, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-a-b-l-t"
	+1 letter: albatas, atabals, balatas, tambala.
	+2 letters: abatable, abbatial, battalia, tambalas.
	+3 letters: acetabula, adaptable, alabaster, battalias, cabaletta, matambala, palatable, palatably.
	+4 letters: abacterial, acetabular, alabasters, analphabet, attachable, attainable, blastemata, blastomata, cabalettas, sabbatical.
	+5 letters: alabastrine, allocatable, amobarbital, analphabets, automatable, sabbaticals, unadaptable, unpalatable, warrantable, warrantably.
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