Beyblade

English

Etymology

From Japanese ベイブレード (Beiburēdo), itself a blend of 貝独楽 (beigoma, “spinning top”) + ブレード (burēdo, “blade”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪˌbleɪd/

Noun

Beyblade (plural Beyblades)

1. (toys) A type of spinning top toy originally developed and manufactured by Takara Tomy.
   • 2007, Snita Nair, Living Next Door to Alise, page 50:

     I sat in my chair, bored out of my mind ... I wondered if I could bring out my Beyblade.

   • 2012, Daman Singh, The Sacred Grove, page 24:

     The box with my Beyblades was under my desk.

   • 2012, Kai Gorbahn, How We'd Look on Film, page 345:

     Me and my two brothers used to play with Beyblades all of the time, battling the spinning tops to see who spun the longest.

Translations

spinning top toy

• Arabic: بيبليد m
• Hindi: बेबलेड m (bebleḍ)
• Japanese: ベイブレード (beiburēdo)
• Marathi: बेब्लेड (bebleḍ)
• Portuguese: Beyblade