basquetebol

Portuguese

Etymology

From English basketball, basket + ball. Basket from Anglo-Norman bascat, from Latin bascauda (“kettle, table-vessel”). Ball from Middle English bal.

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /bas.ˌkɛ.tʃi.ˈbɔw/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /bas.ˌkɛ.te.ˈbɔw/
(Carioca) IPA^(key): /baʃ.ˌkɛtʃ.ˈbɔw/
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Noun

basquetebol m (uncountable)

basketball (the sport)

Synonyms

básquete, basquete, bola-ao-cesto, cestobol