balèn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balen"

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

  • labalèn, balenn

Etymology

From French baleine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlɛn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

balèn

  1. whale
  2. candle made from whale blubber
  3. whalebone

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 19
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