Phrase guide

ping pong ball

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A lightweight celluloid ball used in the sport of table tennis (ping pong).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 乒乓波 (bing1 bam1 bo1) — type of ball
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú) — type of ball
  • Chinese Mandarin: 桌球 (zhuōqiú) — type of ball
  • Xiang Chinese: 蛋殼子球 /蛋壳子球 (dan5 ko6 zr qiou2) — type of ball
  • Finnish: pöytätennispallo — type of ball
  • Hungarian: pingponglabda — type of ball
  • Japanese: ピンポンだま (pinpon-dama) — type of ball
  • Korean: 탁구공 (takgugong) — type of ball
  • Polish: piłeczka do tenisa stołowego — type of ball
  • Polish: piłeczka pingpongowa — type of ball
  • Swedish: pingisboll — type of ball
  • Swedish: bordtennisboll — type of ball
  • Swedish: pingpongboll — type of ball
  • Vietnamese: bóng bàn — type of ball