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balaton

/ˈbælətɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
bal-a-ton
IPA
/ˈbælətɒn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A freshwater lake in Hungary, the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations.

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Etymology

From Hungarian Balaton. Ultimately from a Slavic word for “mud; swamp”; compare Old Church Slavonic блато (blato).

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Questions

How do you pronounce balaton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbælətɒn/.
What does balaton mean?
A freshwater lake in Hungary, the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations.
Where does balaton come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

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