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masculine

/biˈʎaɾ/

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Translation

billiards

Word origin

From French billard, from bille ('log, tree trunk'), later 'ball', of Frankish origin. The English 'billiards' comes from the same French source.

Origin
French
Root
billard
English cognates
billiards

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbillares

Examples

.

We played billiards all night at the bar.

¿ ?

Do you know how to play pool?

pesada.

The billiard table is very big and heavy.

juventud.

My grandfather was a billiards champion in his youth.

¡ partida !

What a good game of billiards we have played!

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This word is part of lesson 79.