Pilates
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English
Etymology
Named after German physical trainer Joseph Pilates.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pilates (uncountable)
- A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.
- 2014 April 14, Matt Cleary, “What do Australia's cricketers do on holiday?”, in ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 2015-07-21:
- "Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla."
Translations
physical fitness system
Anagrams
French
Noun
Pilates m (uncountable)