bazopilkado

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• bazpilkado

Etymology

From bazopilko (“a baseball”) +‎ -ado (“duration of action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bazopilkˈado]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: ba‧zo‧pilk‧a‧do

Noun

bazopilkado (uncountable, accusative bazopilkadon)

Bazopilkada matĉo

1. (sports) baseball (game)

   Oni ofte diras ke bazopilkado estas la usona "nacia ŝatokupo". ― People often say that baseball is the American "national pastime."

   Synonym: basbalo

Usage notes

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.

Meronyms

• batanto (“a batoter”)
• batilo (“a bat”)
• bazo (“base”)
• bazopilko (“a baseball (the ball)”)

• bazulo (“a baseman”)
• enkampo (“infield”)
• enkampulo (“an infielder”)
• forkampo (“outfield”)

• forkampulo (“an outfielder”)
• ĵetanto (“a pitcher”)
• kaptanto (“a catcher”)

Derived terms

• bazopilkada