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balada

Pronunciation: [bəˈla.ðə]

“balada” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. ballad

In Catalan

  1. Composició musical de ritme lent i origen popular escrita per ser ballada.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan ballada (“poem for a dance”), from Late Latin ballāre. First attested in the 14th century.

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