balca

From a root of pre-Roman origin.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbal.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbal.ka]

balca f (plural balques)

1. bulrush, cattail

   Synonym: bova

• balquer
• embalcar

• “balca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• bealca, bælca

From Proto-West Germanic *balkō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑl.kɑ/, [ˈbɑɫ.kɑ]

balca m

1. balk, beam; bank, ridge
2. a covering

Weak:

• balc

• Middle English: balke, bauke
  • English: balk
  • Scots: bauk
  • Yola: balke