frescobol

English

People playing frescobol

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese frescobol, from fresco (“fresh”) + -bol (“-ball”).

Noun

frescobol (uncountable)

1. A racket sport originating in Brazil

Translations

racket sport

• French: frescobol m
• Portuguese: frescobol m
• Spanish: frescobol m

Further reading

• frescobol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

From fresco +‎ -bol.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾes.koˈbɔw/ [fɾes.koˈbɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾes.koˈbɔw/ [fɾes.koˈbɔʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɾeʃ.koˈbɔw/ [fɾeʃ.koˈbɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɨʃ.kuˈbɔl/ [fɾɨʃ.kuˈβɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɨʃ.kuˈbɔl/ [fɾɨʃ.kuˈβɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɨʃ.kuˈbɔ.li/ [fɾɨʃ.kuˈβɔ.li]

Noun

frescobol m (uncountable)

1. frescobol (racket sport)

Further reading

• “frescobol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024