baloncesto
Galician edit
Etymology edit
A semantic calque of English basketball, from balón (“ball”) + cesto (“basket”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
baloncesto m (uncountable)
- basketball (sport)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
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) /balonˈsesto/ [ba.lõnˈses.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -esto
- Syllabification: ba‧lon‧ces‧to
Noun edit
baloncesto m (uncountable)
- basketball (sport)
- Synonyms: básquetbol, basquetbol, básquet, básket
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “baloncesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014