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Pallone

Pallone \Pal*lo"ne\, n. [It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See Balloon.] An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.

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pallone

n. A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.

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pallone

n. an Italian game similar to tennis

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Pallone

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 players of pallone col bracciale were the richest and top paid athletes in all the world.

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.