balcony
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balcony
- /ˈbælkəni/ UK
- /bælˈkəʊni/ UK, obsolete
- /ˈbælkəni/ US
Where it comes from
From Italian balcone (“balcony, floor-length window”), from Old Italian balcone (“scaffold”) from Lombardic *balk, *balko (“beam”), from Proto-Germanic *balkô (“beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, pile, prop”). Akin to Old High German balco, balcho (“beam”), Old English balca (“beam, ridge”). More at balk.
noun balconies
- An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window. I sprang a step forward; when two shadows were distinctly traced on the moonlit myrtle! Then two figures stood upon the balcony. A young cavalier jumped from the balustrade, and hurried down the path that led to the garden, where I well remember a gate opened on an unfrequented lane.
- An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like. Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deck, veranda, terrace, porch, patio, railing, rail, rack, driveshaft, corner, gallery, circle, taiwan, verandah, loggia, belvedere
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noun structure extending from a building
| Español | balcón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발코니 balkoni |
| 日本語 | バルコニー barukonī, ベランダ beranda |
| 中文 | 陽臺 /阳台 yángtái, 陽台 yángtái |
| हिन्दी | छज्जा chajjā |
| Kiswahili | roshani |
| Português | sacada, balcão, varanda |
| Français | balcon |
| Deutsch | Balkon |
| Italiano | balcone |
| Ελληνικά | μπαλκόνι balkóni |
| Română | balcon |
| Русский | балко́н balkón |
| Tiếng Việt | ban công |
| العربية | شُرْفَة šurfa |
| עברית | מִרְפֶּסֶת mirpéset, גְּזוּזְטְרָה g'zuzt'rá |
Talk about this word "balcony." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balcony. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. balcony. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balcony "balcony." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balcony.Cite this
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title = {balcony},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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