basbalo
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English baseball. Compare Spanish béisbol.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
basbalo (uncountable, accusative basbalon)
- (sports) baseball
- Mi ne opinias, ke basbalo enuas vidi televide. ― I don't think baseball is boring to watch on TV.
Usage notes edit
According to Google analytics, basbalo receives three times as many hits as bazpilkado. However, many Esperantists object to this usage as being an anglicism.