pallavolo

Italian

Alternative forms

• palla a volo
• pallavvolo (proscribed)

Etymology

Univerbation of palla +‎ a +‎ volo, literally “ball on flight”.

The pronunciation with -vv-, though usually proscribed, is very common, as it respects the syntactic gemination of a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpal.laˈvo.lo/, /ˌpal.lavˈvo.lo/
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: pal‧la‧vó‧lo

• Audio:

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Noun

pallavolo f (uncountable)

1. volleyball (a game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net)

Derived terms

• pallavolista