No. 9,961 in Spanish

básquetbol

Basketball.

In a sentence

Ayer jugué básquetbol en el parque con algunos amigos.
Yesterday I played basketball in the park with some friends.
The word 'básquetbol' is utilized here as a noun to refer to the sport of basketball.
Mi hermano compró un balón de básquetbol nuevo.
My brother bought a new basketball.
In this sentence, 'básquetbol' is used as a noun modifying 'balón' to specify that the ball is used for basketball.
El torneo de básquetbol comenzó ayer y durará toda la semana.
The basketball tournament started yesterday and will last all week.
Here, 'básquetbol' functions as a noun describing the type of tournament discussed.

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