"Balsa" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, ENGLISH, CEBUANO

A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of
South America.

bálsa - (Sp. balsa) Raft, ferry-boat; to
make or use a raft, ferry-boat. Nakatabók
kamí sang subâ sa isá ka bálsa. We were
able to cross the river on a raft. Balsahá
ang mga kawáyan nga pulúnton. Make a
raft of the bamboos for making fish-traps,
and float them down the river. Balsahí si
Fuláno sing kawáyan. Float some bamboo
raft-wise down the river for N.N. Ibálsa
akó siníng mga bólò. Float these bolocanes raft-wise down the river for me.

balsa
Active Verb: magbalsa
Definition: (noun) raft
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balsa n {1} sled consisting of a shaft hitched to a draft animal and a platform dragged along the ground.
{2} raft.
v {1} [A; ac1] bring s.t.
with a sled or raft.
Balsáha ang mabdus sa lungsud, Let the pregnant woman ride the sled to town.
Ibalsa (balsáha) ang lubi sa tabuk, Send the coconuts across on a raft (or by tying them together into a raft).
{2} [A] do work with a sled or raft.
{3} [A1; a] go s.w.
on a sled, raft.
Mabalsa ba ang tabuk?
Can you reach the other side with a raft?
{4} [A; a] carry or lift a load.
Makabalsa giyug daghang makáun si Tátay basta makadaug sa búwang, Father brings home a load of goodies when he wins at the cockfights.
Gibalsa sa bána ang asáwa ug gibundak sa katri, The husband lifted his wife and threw her on the bed.