básquet

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Spanish

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Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, from shortening and Hispanicization of English basketball.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbasket/
  • Rhymes: -asket
  • Syllabification: bás‧quet

Noun

básquet m (uncountable)

  1. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, US, Venezuela, rare in Uruguay) basketball (sport)
    Synonyms: baloncesto, básquetbol, basquetbol

References

  • “básquet” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010

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