As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
balas, balas ruby
(noun) a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
balas (plural balases)
(archaic, now, mostly, attributive) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
• Ba'als, Baals, Baʿals, LABAs, albas, baals, balsa, basal, blaas, laabs, sabal
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.