noun, masculine/ˈbaskedbol/
basketball (the sport)
Synonyms: baloncesto, básquet, básket
Related: basquetbolista, basquetbolístico, basquetbolística
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Proto-Brythonicder. Late Latin bascauda Anglo-Norman bascatbor. Middle English basket English basket Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English basketballbor. Spanish básquetbol Borrowed from English basketball.