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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peloˈteo/
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: pe‧lo‧te‧o
Etymology 1
Deverbal from pelotear.
Noun
peloteo m (plural peloteos)
- (tennis) knock-up
- (tennis) long rally
2015 July 17, “España encarrila la eliminatoria de la Copa Davis frente a Rusia”, in El País:Sólido en el servicio (retuvo el 77% de los puntos con primeros y un 65% con segundos) y los peloteos, interpretó a la perfección el guion y golpeó cuando debía hacerlo, midiendo muy bien los tiempos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (soccer) kick-about
- flattery
- sucking up
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
peloteo
- first-person singular present indicative of pelotear
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