basquetebol

Portuguese

bola de basquetebol

Etymology

Borrowed from English basketball.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈbɔw/ [basˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈbɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈbɔw/ [basˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈbɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʃˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈbɔw/ [baʃˌkɛ.t͡ʃiˈbɔʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˌkɛ.teˈbɔw/ [basˌkɛ.teˈbɔʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbaʃ.kɛ.tɨˈbɔl/ [ˌbaʃ.kɛ.tɨˈβɔɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔl, (Brazil) -ɔw
• Hyphenation: bas‧que‧te‧bol

Noun

basquetebol m (uncountable)

1. basketball (the sport)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) básquete, (Brazil) basquete, bola-ao-cesto, cestobol