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How do you say "basketball hoop" in Mexican Spanish?
canasta de básquetbol
In Mexican Spanish, "basketball hoop" is canasta de básquetbol.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced kah-NAHS-tah deh BAHS-keh-tohl, with stress on the first syllables of each word.
Grammar notes
Canasta de básquetbol is a feminine noun phrase. Canasta means basket, and básquetbol is basketball.
Example sentence
El niño lanzó la pelota a la canasta de básquetbol.
The boy threw the ball to the basketball hoop.
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How to remember canasta de básquetbol
Canasta sounds like canasta (the card game), and a basketball hoop is a basket where you shoot.
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Questions about canasta de básquetbol
How do you say "basketball hoop" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "basketball hoop" is canasta de básquetbol. It is a noun.
How is canasta de básquetbol written in Mexican Spanish?
canasta de básquetbol is written using the standard Mexican Spanish script.
How is canasta de básquetbol used in a sentence?
Use canasta de básquetbol as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El niño lanzó la pelota a la canasta de básquetbol. (The boy threw the ball to the basketball hoop.).
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"Basketball hoop" in other languages
- Japanese バスケットゴール (basukettogōru)
- Korean 농구 골대 (nonggu goldae)
- Chinese 篮球框 (lán qiú kuāng)
- Spanish canasta de baloncesto
- French le panier de basket
- German der Basketballkorb
- Italian il canestro
- Russian баскетбольное кольцо (basketbolʹnoe kolʹco)
- Greek το καλάθι του μπάσκετ (to kalathi tu basket)
- Arabic طوق كرة سلة (tou' koret salla)
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