Meaning
basketball
- the sport of basketball
In a sentence
Marco gioca a basket ogni martedì.
Marco plays basketball every Tuesday.
Stasera guardiamo la finale di basket in televisione?
Shall we watch the basketball final on television tonight?
Non mi piace il basket, preferisco il tennis.
I don't like basketball; I prefer tennis.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| basket | masculine · singular |
| basket | masculine · plural |
| basket | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Borrowed from English, invariable in the plural and masculine in Italian.
- The native synonym 'pallacanestro' is feminine ('la pallacanestro').