balada

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balada

/bəˈlɑdə/
/bɑˈlɑdɑ/

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Borrowed from Spanish balada (“ballad”). Doublet of ballad and ballade.

noun baladas

A Spanish-language ballad. “All the time they complain about it,” said Rafael Batista, the owner of Quisqueya Records, a store whose list of new releases, in keeping with the neighborhood’s large Dominican population, is divided into merengue, salsa, balada and bachata.

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"balada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balada. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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balada. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balada

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"balada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balada.

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@misc{balada_2026,
  title = {balada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}