bazopilkado
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bazopilko (“a baseball”) + -ado (“duration of action”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bazopilkado (uncountable, accusative bazopilkadon)
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- (sports) baseball (game)
- Synonym: basbalo
- Oni ofte diras ke bazopilkado estas la usona "nacia ŝatokupo". ― People often say that baseball is the American "national pastime."
Usage notes
[edit]Using the Esperanto version of Google as a guide, basbalo receives three times the hits as bazopilkado. However many Esperantists object to this usage as being an Anglicism.