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PALLONE
pallone
(noun) an Italian game similar to tennis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pallone (uncountable)
A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.
Anagrams
• pleonal, pœnall
Proper noun
Pallone (plural Pallones)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pallone is the 31412nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 737 individuals. Pallone is most common among White (97.69%) individuals.
Anagrams
• pleonal, pœnall
Source: Wiktionary
Pal*lo"ne, n. Etym: [It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See Balloon.]
Definition: An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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