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Answer for the clue "An Italian game similar to tennis ", 7 letters:
pallone

Word definitions for pallone in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an Italian game similar to tennis

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pallone \Pal*lo"ne\, n. [It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See Balloon .] An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pallone (; Italian for an inflated ball, source of the English word balloon ) is the name of several traditional ball games , played in all regions of Italy , with few differences in regulations. From the middle of the 16th century until 1910, Italian professional ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.

Usage examples of pallone.

Solo allora, distenden­dosi per alzarsi, si rese conto che, anche se non era stato mor­sicato dall'Uomo Pallone, era caduto tuttavia vittima dell'in­fluenza del suo creatore.

Per un pelo non sono balzata addosso a quel maledetto pallone gonfiato di Wall Street.