baloncesto

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Galician

[edit]
Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia gl

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˌba.lon.ˈθes.to/

Noun

[edit]

baloncesto m (uncountable)

  1. basketball (sport)

Derived terms

[edit]

Spanish

[edit]
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

[edit]

baloncesto m (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]