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basketball

el básquetbol

el baloncesto

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (sport)

a. el básquetbol

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I used to play basketball in high school.Yo jugaba básquetbol en el colegio.

b. el baloncesto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I finally made the basketball team.Por fin logré ser parte del equipo de baloncesto.

c. el básquet

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I like to play basketball and handball.Me gusta jugar al básquet y al handball.

2. (ball)

a. la pelota de básquetbol

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He was bouncing a basketball around the yard.Estaba haciendo rebotar una pelota de básquetbol en el patio.

b. el balón de baloncesto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We gave him a new basketball.Le regalamos un nuevo balón de baloncesto.

basketball

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el baloncesto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

b. el básquetbol

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

basketball [ˈbɑːskɪtbɔːl]

noun

(sport) baloncesto (m); (ball) balón (m) de baloncesto;

modifier

basketball player (n) jugadorajugadora (m) (f) de baloncesto;a jugadora

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