balor

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish valor, from Latin valore, singular ablative of valor (“value”), from valeō (“I am strong”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧lor

Noun

balor

1. a value; the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2. a price; the cost required to gain possession of something

Verb

balor

1. to total or evaluate; to amount to

Galician

balor ("mold")

Alternative forms

• barolo

Etymology

From Latin pallor, from palleō (“I am or look pale, blanch”). Cognate with Portuguese bolor.

The derived form balorento is attested since 1264.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈloɾ/

Noun

balor m (plural balores)

1. mold (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)

   Synonym: mofo

Derived terms

• balorento

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “balorento”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “balorento”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “balor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “balor” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “balor” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese valor and Spanish valor and Kabuverdianu valór.

Noun

balor

1. value

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish valor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈloɾ/ [bɐˈloɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧lor

Noun

balór (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜓᜇ᜔)

1. value; worth; importance

   Synonyms: halaga, importansiya, kahalagahan

2. valor; courage; bravery

   Synonyms: tapang, lakas ng loob

3. privilege; right

   Synonyms: pribilehiyo, karapatan, deretso

4. power; authority

   Synonyms: poder, awtoridad, kapangyarihan, lakas

5. validity; force; effectiveness

   Synonyms: kabaliduhan, bisa, lakas, kabisaan

Further reading

• “balor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018