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frescobol

frescobol

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English

People playing frescobol

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese frescobol, from fresco (“fresh”) + -bol (“-ball”).

Noun

frescobol (uncountable)

A racket sport originating in Brazil

Translations

racket sport

French: frescobol m
Portuguese: frescobol (pt) m
Spanish: frescobol m

Further reading

frescobol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

From fresco +‎ -bol.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾes.koˈbɔw/ [fɾes.koˈbɔʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fɾeʃ.koˈbɔw/ [fɾeʃ.koˈbɔʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɨʃ.kuˈbɔl/ [fɾɨʃ.kuˈβɔɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɨʃ.kuˈbɔ.li/ [fɾɨʃ.kuˈβɔ.li]

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔw, (Portugal) -ɔl

Noun

frescobol m (uncountable)

frescobol (racket sport)

Further reading

“frescobol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024