basbalo
Appearance
Esperanto
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English baseball. Compare Spanish béisbol.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]basbalo (uncountable, accusative basbalon)
- (sports) baseball
- Mi ne opinias, ke basbalo enuas vidi televide. ― I don't think baseball is boring to watch on TV.
Usage notes
[edit]According to Google analytics, basbalo receives three times as many hits as bazpilkado. However, many Esperantists object to this usage as being an anglicism.