balascio

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧بَلَخْش⁩ (balaḵš), from Persian ⁧بلخش⁩ (balaxš), a form of ⁧بدخش⁩ (badaxš, “balas”), related to ⁧بدخشان⁩ (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

Noun

balascio m (plural balasci)

  1. (mineralogy) balas (form of spinel)

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