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balanza.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
balanza.
Principal English Translation:
scales
Attestations from sources in English:
Virgen. quitoznequi ychpochtli – de libra. ca ypan quicuepa balança. = “Virgo: that is, the young girl. Libra: they translate it as the scales” (Anderson & Schroeder eds. 1997, II: 128). [annals (SP); time range: ca. 1593–1624 (?)]