básquet
See also: bàsquet
Spanish
Alternative forms
- básket m
Etymology
Clipping of básquetbol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbasket/ [ˈbas.ket̪]
- Rhymes: -asket
- Syllabification: bás‧quet
Noun
básquet m (uncountable)
- (Argentina, Andes, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Paraguay, Philippines, US, Venezuela, rare in Uruguay) basketball (sport)
- Synonyms: baloncesto, básquetbol, basquetbol
References
- “básquet”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
Further reading
- “básquet”, 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