bálano

From Latin balanus (“acorn”), from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”). Cognate with Catalan bàlan, French balane, Italian balano, Spanish bálano.

bálano m (plural bálanos)

1. (anatomy) glans

   Synonym: glande

• balânico (“balanic”)
• balanite (“balanitis”)
• balano- (“balano-”)

• “bálano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

• balano

From Latin balanus (“acorn”), from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”). Cognate with Catalan bàlan, French balane, Italian balano, Portuguese bálano.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalano/ [ˈba.la.no]
• Rhymes: -alano
• Syllabification: bá‧la‧no

bálano m (plural bálanos)

1. (anatomy) glans

   Synonym: glande

• balánico (“balanic”)
• balanitis (“balanitis”)
• balano- (“balano-”)

• “bálano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024