baloncesto

Galician

Etymology

A semantic calque of English basketball, from balón (“ball”) +‎ cesto (“basket”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌba.lon.ˈθes.to/

Noun

baloncesto m (uncountable)

basketball (sport)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

A semantic calque of English basketball, from balón (“ball”) +‎ cesto (“basket”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /balonˈθesto/ [ba.lõn̟ˈθes.t̪o]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /balonˈsesto/ [ba.lõnˈses.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -esto
Syllabification: ba‧lon‧ces‧to

Noun

baloncesto m (uncountable)

basketball (sport)
Synonyms: básquetbol, basquetbol, básquet, básket

Derived terms

Further reading

“baloncesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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