A2NounFeminine
la pallacanestro
basketball
/pal-lah-kah-NES-troh/
Plural: pallacanestre
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What does ‘pallacanestro’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
La pallacanestro è il mio sport preferito.
Basketball is my favorite sport.
Gioca a pallacanestro da quando aveva dieci anni.
He has been playing basketball since he was ten.
About This Word
Basket (invariable) is the informal everyday word used more commonly than pallacanestro.
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