How to pronounce Balã¡zs?

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bəˈlɑːʒ - rhymes with 'mirage'
Although the strength is on the beginning, 'Ba', like in 'barricade', its pronunciation is still closer to 'bə', as the beginning of 'baboon', than 'bæ', as the beginning of 'barricade' or 'bachelor'.