korbopilko
Esperanto
editEtymology
editFrom korbo (“basket”) + pilko (“ball”), a calque of English basketball. Compare Italian pallacanestro, Yiddish קוישבאָל (koyshbol), dated Canadian French ballon-panier, Spanish baloncesto.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editkorbopilko (accusative singular korbopilkon, plural korbopilkoj, accusative plural korbopilkojn)
- (uncountable) basketball (sport in which two opposing teams strive to put a ball through a hoop)
- Synonyms: korbopilkado, basketbalo
- (countable) a basketball, the type of ball used in the sport