bilancia
scale
noun bee-LAHN-chah Rare
Origin: Late Latin bilanx, 'having two pans' (bi- + lanx, 'plate').
Also means
balance
Usage Note
Bilancia is feminine (le bilance). It covers a weighing scale, the balance used in justice iconography, and the zodiac sign Libra (la Bilancia). In finance, bilancia commerciale means 'trade balance.' Do not confuse with bilancio (masculine), which means a financial balance sheet or budget.
Examples
"Metti la carne sulla bilancia."
Natural Translation
Put the meat on the scale.

Free starter pack
Building your Italian vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common Italian words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore Italian by topic
ItalianNow
5 min read