bazopilkado
Esperanto
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom bazopilko (“a baseball”) + -ado (“duration of action”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbazopilkado (uncountable, accusative bazopilkadon)
- (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
editUsing 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.