•a hatchet; a small light axe with a short handle · a triggerfish; any of about 40 species of often brightly colored fish of the family Balistidae · Musa acuminata subsp. errans; a wild banana endemic to the Philippines
crossbow (mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow) · ballista (ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow) · triggerfish (tropical fish of the family Balistidae)
çekim: çoğul ballestes
köken: Derived from Latin ballista f, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα f (ballístra). Compare Occitan balèsta f (Languedoc), balista f (Gascon), Spanish ballesta f, and French baliste f.