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How do you say "ball" in Spanish?
la pelota
In Spanish, "ball" is la pelota.
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Pronunciation
Say peh-LOH-tah, with stress on the second syllable and a clear eh sound at the start.
Grammar notes
La pelota is feminine. The plural is las pelotas. It is a common word for any small ball used in sports.
Example sentence
El nino perdi la pelota en el parque.
The boy lost the ball in the park.
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How to remember la pelota
Pelota comes from a word meaning small ball. Think of tossing a small pelota back and forth between players.
Related words
- bicycle la bicicleta
- boots las botas
- boxing el boxeo
- field hockey el hockey sobre hierba
- rugby el rugby
- skiing el esquí
- squash el squash
- swimming la natación
- weightlifting la halterofilia
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Questions about la pelota
How do you say "ball" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "ball" is la pelota. It is a noun.
Is la pelota masculine or feminine?
La pelota is feminine. The plural is las pelotas. It is a common word for any small ball used in sports.
How is la pelota used in a sentence?
Use la pelota as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El nino perdi la pelota en el parque. (The boy lost the ball in the park.).
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