noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbɔːlɹuːm/
/ˈbɔːlɹʊm/
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rhymes with -ɔːlɹuːm
rhymes with -ɔːlɹʊm
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A large room used for dancing and banquets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A type of elegant dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To take part in ballroom dancing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
large room used mainly for dancing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dance hall, dance palace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: room
Narrower terms: disco, discotheque
History
Etymology
From ball + room.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَرْقَص
(marqaṣ)
— large room used for dancing
Betawi:
ruma bola
— large room used for dancing
Bulgarian:
бална зала
(balna zala)
— large room used for dancing
Chinese Mandarin:
舞廳 /舞厅
(wǔtīng)
— large room used for dancing
Danish:
balsal
— large room used for dancing
Danish:
dansesal
— large room used for dancing
Esperanto:
bala salono
— large room used for dancing
Finnish:
tanssisali
— large room used for dancing
Finnish:
juhlasali
— large room used for dancing
French:
salle de bal
— large room used for dancing
German:
Ballsaal
— large room used for dancing
German:
Tanzsaal
— large room used for dancing
German:
Festsaal
— large room used for dancing
Hebrew:
אולם נשפים
(ulam neshafym)
— large room used for dancing
Hungarian:
bálterem
— large room used for dancing
Indonesian:
balai riung
— large room used for dancing
Italian:
sala da ballo
— large room used for dancing
Italian:
balera
— large room used for dancing
Japanese:
ボールルーム
(bōrurūmu)
— large room used for dancing
Japanese:
ダンスホール
(dansuhōru)
— large room used for dancing
Kyrgyz:
бий залы
(biy zalı)
— large room used for dancing
Norwegian Bokmål:
ballsal
— large room used for dancing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ballsal
— large room used for dancing
Polish:
sala balowa
— large room used for dancing
Portuguese:
salão de baile
— large room used for dancing
Romanian:
salon de bal
— large room used for dancing
Romanian:
sală de dans
— large room used for dancing
Russian:
танцева́льный зал
(tanceválʹnyj zal)
— large room used for dancing
Spanish:
salón de baile
— large room used for dancing
Swahili:
bwalo la dansi
— large room used for dancing
Swedish:
balsal
— large room used for dancing
Swedish:
danssalong
— large room used for dancing
Bulgarian:
салонен танц
(salonen tanc)
— type of elegant dance
Chinese Mandarin:
交際舞 /交际舞
(jiāojìwǔ)
— type of elegant dance
Finnish:
salitanssi
— type of elegant dance
French:
danse de salon
— type of elegant dance
German:
Standardtanz
— type of elegant dance
Hungarian:
társasági tánc
— type of elegant dance
Japanese:
社交ダンス
(shakō-dansu)
— type of elegant dance
Russian:
ба́льный та́нец
(bálʹnyj tánec)
— type of elegant dance