"pelota" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /peˈlota/, [peˈlo.t̪a] Forms: pelotas [plural]
Rhymes: -ota Etymology: Via Old French and Occitan from Latin pila. Etymology templates: {{der|es|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|es|oc|-}} Occitan, {{der|es|la|pila|id=ball}} Latin pila Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} pelota f (plural pelotas)
  1. (sports) ball (a round or ellipsoidal object) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: balón
    Sense id: en-pelota-es-noun-dAb8YPtc Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (sports) ball game Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports, People
    Sense id: en-pelota-es-noun-1vgBLM3f Disambiguation of People: 6 43 17 34 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (figurative, vulgar, usually in the plural) testicle Tags: feminine, figuratively, plural-normally, vulgar
    Sense id: en-pelota-es-noun-37DOB-35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: pelota antiestrés (english: stress ball), pelota de fútbol, pelota de fútbol americano, pelota de golf, pelota de tenis, pelota de viento

Noun

IPA: /peˈlota/, [peˈlo.t̪a] Forms: pelotas [plural]
Rhymes: -ota Etymology: Via Old French and Occitan from Latin pila. Etymology templates: {{der|es|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|es|oc|-}} Occitan, {{der|es|la|pila|id=ball}} Latin pila Head templates: {{es-noun|mfbysense}} pelota m or f by sense (plural pelotas)
  1. people pleaser, toady Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Synonyms: palmero, lameculos, lambeculos, lambeculo
    Sense id: en-pelota-es-noun-WF4VLasJ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 15 22 2 61 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 14 25 17 45 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 12 26 9 52

Inflected forms

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