baloncesto
Galician
editEtymology
editA semantic calque of English basketball, from balón (“ball”) + cesto (“basket”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaloncesto m (uncountable)
- basketball (sport)
Derived terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editA semantic calque of English basketball, from balón (“ball”) + cesto (“basket”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /balonˈθesto/ [ba.lõn̟ˈθes.t̪o] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /balonˈsesto/ [ba.lõnˈses.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -esto
- Syllabification: ba‧lon‧ces‧to
Noun
editbaloncesto m (uncountable)
- basketball (sport)
- Synonyms: básquetbol, basquetbol, básquet, básket
- 2021 August 3, Jill Martin, “EE.UU. supera a España y avanza a semifinales del baloncesto masculino”, in CNN en Español[1]:
- La selección masculina de baloncesto de EE.UU. avanzó a las semifinales de los Juegos Olímpicos con una victoria por 95-81 contra España.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “baloncesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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