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kettlebell

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkɛtəlˌbɛl/
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noun

Meaning 1

A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *ket-der.? Latin catīnus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin catīllusbor.? Proto-Germanic *katilaz Proto-West Germanic *katil Old English ċietel ▲ Old Norse ketillinflu. Middle English ketel English kettle Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Germanic *bellǭ Proto-West Germanic *bellā Old English belle Middle English belle English bell English kettlebell From kettle + bell.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: киире (kiire) — a kind of weight
  • Azerbaijani: idman daşı — a kind of weight
  • Belarusian: гі́ра (híra) — a kind of weight
  • Bulgarian: пу́довка (púdovka) — a kind of weight
  • Chinese Cantonese: 壺鈴 /壶铃 (wu4 ling4) — a kind of weight
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壺鈴 /壶铃 (húlíng) — a kind of weight
  • Czech: bulina — a kind of weight
  • Czech: girja — a kind of weight
  • Dutch: kettlebell — a kind of weight
  • Dutch: girya — a kind of weight
  • Esperanto: globhaltero — a kind of weight
  • Esperanto: girjo — a kind of weight
  • Estonian: sangpomm — a kind of weight
  • Finnish: kahvakuula — a kind of weight
  • French: girevoy — a kind of weight
  • French: girya — a kind of weight
  • French: kettlebell — a kind of weight
  • German: Kugelhantel — a kind of weight
  • Hungarian: gömbsúlyzó — a kind of weight
  • Hungarian: füles súlyzó — a kind of weight
  • Icelandic: ketilbjalla — a kind of weight
  • Indonesian: kettlebell — a kind of weight
  • Italian: kettlebell — a kind of weight
  • Italian: ghiria — a kind of weight
  • Japanese: ケトルベル (ketoruberu) — a kind of weight
  • Kalmyk: гиир (giir) — a kind of weight
  • Korean: 케틀벨 (keteulbel) — a kind of weight
  • Kyrgyz: гиря (girya) — a kind of weight
  • Latvian: svaru bumba — a kind of weight
  • Lithuanian: svarstis — a kind of weight
  • Lithuanian: svarmuo — a kind of weight
  • Norwegian: vektkule — a kind of weight
  • Polish: giria — a kind of weight
  • Portuguese: kettlebell — a kind of weight
  • Russian: ги́ря (gírja) — a kind of weight
  • Serbo-Croatian: руско звоно — a kind of weight
  • Serbo-Croatian: гирја — a kind of weight
  • Serbo-Croatian: rusko zvono — a kind of weight
  • Serbo-Croatian: girja — a kind of weight
  • Spanish: pesa rusa — a kind of weight
  • Swedish: kettlebell — a kind of weight
  • Swedish: girja — a kind of weight
  • Turkish: girya — a kind of weight
  • Ukrainian: ги́ря (hýrja) — a kind of weight
  • Welsh: pwysau tegell — a kind of weight
  • Yakut: киирэ (kiire) — a kind of weight