English Explanatory Dictionary

ballow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Round; pot-bellied.
noun
  1. Deep water inside a shoal or bar.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæ.ləʊ/

Word forms

ballow more ballow most ballow ballows

Etymology

From Middle English balowe, balwe, balgh, from Old English bælg, bæliġ (“bag, purse, leathern bottle, pair of bellows, pod, husk”), from Proto-Germanic *balgiz (“bag”). Doublet of belly, bellows, and bulge.

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