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pallone

name · noun · 3 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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  • /pəˈləʊni/
  • rhymes with -əʊni
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA0 L OW1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an Italian game similar to tennis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: court game

History

Etymology

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