pallone

/pəˈləʊni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

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"“Go and play pallone.” “I am a married man,” he answered, without raising his head. “I do not play games any more.”"

Borrowed from Italian pallone (“large ball”), from palla (“ball”). Doublet of balloon.

Pallones (plural)

palone

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How do you pronounce pallone?

The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈləʊni/.

What does pallone mean?

A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.

Where does pallone come from?

It is traced to Italian.

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