Meanings
plural balatas
- countableuncountableManilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
‘She tall like a balata tree, her skin black like midnight.’
2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 215Synonyms: ausubo, massaranduba, bulletwood, bully tree, cow-tree
- countableuncountableThe latex obtained from this tree.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounManilkara bidentata, a large South American tree that yields latex and edible yellow berries.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Spanishbalatá
- Englishbalata
Borrowed from Spanish balatá.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch balata, bolletrie
- balatatree
- bolletrietree
- paardenvleeshouttimber
Finnish balata, balata
- balatatree
- balatatimber
French balata
- balatatree
Polish balata, balata
- balatalatex
- balatatree
Portuguese balata, balata
- balatalatex
- balatatree
- maçarandubatree
Spanish balatá
- balatátree
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Cite this entry
balata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balata
“balata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balata. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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