ballena — meaning in English

English meaning

• whale noun A very large sea mammal, related to dolphins, that breathes air through a blowhole.

Senses

ballena is used for these senses in English:

• whale Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
• whalebone The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets

whale — full definition

1. noun A very large sea mammal, related to dolphins, that breathes air through a blowhole.
2. noun Informal: a gambler or investor who wagers or spends unusually large sums of money.
3. verb To hunt whales for a living.