baloncesto

== Galician == === Etymology === A semantic calque of English basketball, from balón (“ball”) +‎ cesto (“basket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌba.lon.ˈθes.to/ === Noun === baloncesto m (uncountable) basketball (sport) ==== Derived terms ==== baloncestista baloncestístico == Spanish == === Etymology === A semantic calque of English basketball, from balón (“ball”) +‎ cesto (“basket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balonˈθesto/ [ba.lõn̟ˈθes.t̪o] (Spain) IPA(key): /balonˈsesto/ [ba.lõnˈses.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -esto Syllabification: ba‧lon‧ces‧to === Noun === baloncesto m (uncountable) basketball (sport) Synonyms: básquetbol, basquetbol, básquet, básket ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “baloncesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025