kickball
/kiɡɡbaʝ/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'kickball' is translated into Spanish as kickball.
Meaning: kicking sport (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /kiɡɡbaʝ/.
Did you know?
- In Venezuela, kickball is an incredibly popular women's sport with professional leagues and national tournaments.
- The term kickball is an anglicism that is almost exclusively used in specific regions of Latin America, such as parts of Venezuela or Central America, rather than being a standard Spanish word found in the RAE dictionary.
- If you are watching a professional match in Venezuela, you might hear commentators use English-derived terms for specific plays, such as strike or out, even though the rest of the broadcast is in Spanish.
Examples in context
- El equipo estudiantil ha organizado un torneo de fútbol-béisbol el próximo mesThe student team has organized a kickball tournament next month.
- Jugamos kickball en el parque.We play kickball in the park.
- El kickball es muy divertido.Kickball is a lot of fun.
- Mañana tenemos un partido de kickball.Tomorrow we have a kickball match.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are talking about their physical education class.
- SofíaDaniel, ¿quieres jugar kickball hoy?Daniel, do you want to play kickball today?
- DanielSí, me gusta mucho el kickball.Yes, I like kickball a lot.
- Sofía¡Genial! Vamos al campo ahora.Great! Let's go to the field now.
- DanielEstá bien, vamos.All right, let's go.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
