barbas de ballena

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌbaɾbas de baˈʝena/ [ˌbaɾ.β̞az ð̞e β̞aˈʝe.na] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbaɾbas de baˈʎena/ [ˌbaɾ.β̞az ð̞e β̞aˈʎe.na] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbaɾbas de baˈʃena/ [ˌbaɾ.β̞az ð̞e β̞aˈʃe.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbaɾbas de baˈʒena/ [ˌbaɾ.β̞az ð̞e β̞aˈʒe.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: bar‧bas de ba‧lle‧na

Noun

barbas de ballena f pl (plural only)

  1. (physiology) baleen, whalebone
    Synonym: ballena

Further reading

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