баланда

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian balánda (orach, Atriplex spp.),[1] perhaps referencing to the poor taste of meal cooked with this plant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈɫandə]

Noun

бала́нда • (balánda) f inan (genitive бала́нды, nominative plural бала́нды, genitive plural бала́нд, diminutive бала́ндочка, augmentative бала́ндища)

  1. (nautical, obsolete) skillygalee
  2. (colloquial) very thin, usually tasteless soup, prison swill
  3. (prison slang) meal
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, rare) idle talk, nonsense, unnecessary or disingenuous chatter

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