pallone
See also: Pallone
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pallone (“large ball”), from palla (“ball”). Doublet of balloon.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊni
Noun
pallone (uncountable)
- A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.
- 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread
- “Go and play pallone.”
“I am a married man,” he answered, without raising his head. “I do not play games any more.”
- “Go and play pallone.”
- 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread
Anagrams
- pleonal, pœnall
Italian
Alternative forms
- balone, ballone (northern)
Etymology
From palla + -one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palˈlo.ne/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: pal‧ló‧ne
Noun
pallone m (plural palloni)
- ball, football
- Utilizziamo un sistema di tracciamento ottico per trovare le coordinate x, y e z di ciascun giocatore, del pallone e dell'arbitro.
- We use an optical tracking system to work out the x, y and z coordinates for each player, the ball and the referee.
- balloon, aerostat
Derived terms
- pallone sonda (“weather balloon”)
Descendants
- → Middle French: ballon (via northern variants)
- French: ballon (see there for further descendants)
- → English: balloon (see there for further descendants)
- → Hijazi Arabic: بَلّونة (ballōna)
Anagrams
- napello, panello