handbalo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English handball or German Handball. Compare Italian pallamano and Spanish balonmano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [handˈbalo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: hand‧ba‧lo

Noun

handbalo (uncountable, accusative handbalon)

1. handball (team sport)

   Synonyms: manpilko, manpilkado

Derived terms

• handbalisto

 

Further reading

• “handbalo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, 2020
• “handbal”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997