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Webster 1913 Edition

Pallone

Pal-lo′ne

,
Noun.
[It., a large ball, fr.
palla
ball. See
Balloon
.]
An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.

Definition 2025

pallone

pallone

English

Noun

pallone ‎(uncountable)

  1. A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.
    • 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread
      “Go and play pallone.”
      “I am a married man,” he answered, without raising his head. “I do not play games any more.”

Italian

Etymology

palla +‎ -one

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pal.ˈlo.ne/, [pal.ˈloː.ne]
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: pal‧ló‧ne

Noun

pallone m ‎(plural palloni)

  1. ball, football
  2. balloon, aerostat

Derived terms

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Etymology

From Italian, a large ball, from palla ‎(“ball”). See balloon.

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