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Italian

pallavolo

/pal.laˈvɔ.lo/noun · feminineA2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,072

Meaning

volleyball

  • the team sport played with a net and ball; volleyball

In a sentence

Giochiamo a pallavolo ogni sabato pomeriggio.

We play volleyball every Saturday afternoon.

Ti piace guardare la pallavolo in televisione?

Do you like watching volleyball on television?

Mio fratello non ha mai giocato a pallavolo.

My brother has never played volleyball.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
pallavolofeminine · singular
pallavolofeminine · plural
pallavolofeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Feminine noun ending in -o (from 'palla a volo').
  • Usually invariable in the plural ('le pallavolo'), though rarely used in plural.

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