tenis de mesa

See also: ténis de mesa and tênis de mesa

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of English table tennis, from tenis (“tennis”) +‎ mesa (“table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtenis de ˈmesa/ [ˌt̪e.niz ð̞e ˈme.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Syllabification: te‧nis de me‧sa

Noun

tenis de mesa m (uncountable)

1. table tennis, ping pong

   Synonym: ping-pong

Related terms

• tenismesista

 

Further reading

• “tenis de mesa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28