basbalo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English baseball. Compare Spanish béisbol.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /basˈbalo/
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Hyphenation: bas‧ba‧lo

Noun

basbalo (uncountable, accusative basbalon)

  1. (sports) baseball
    Mi ne opinias, ke basbalo enuas vidi televide. ― I don't think baseball is boring to watch on TV.

Usage notes

According to Google analytics, basbalo receives three times as many hits as bazpilkado. However, many Esperantists object to this usage as being an anglicism.

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