basquete
See also: básquete
Portuguese
bola de basquete
Alternative forms
- (Portugal) básquete
Etymology
Short form of basquetebol, from English basketball.
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /bas.ˈkɛ.tʃi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /bas.ˈkɛ.te/
- (Carioca) IPA(key): /baʃ.ˈkɛtʃ/
- Hyphenation: bas‧que‧te
- Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i
Noun
basquete m (uncountable)
- basketball (the sport)
Synonyms
- basquetebol, bola-ao-cesto
Related terms
- cesta, cesto, bandeja, drible, passe, arremeço, enterrada, afundaço, ponte-aérea