batilo

Esperanto

Tablotenisa batilo
Basbalaj batiloj

Etymology

    From bati (“to hit”) + -ilo (“tool”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /baˈtilo/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ilo
    • Syllabification: ba‧ti‧lo
    • Hyphenation: bat‧ilo

    Noun

    batilo (accusative singular batilon, plural batiloj, accusative plural batilojn)

    1. something used for hitting
    2. (sports) racket, baseball bat, golf club, ping pong paddle, etc.

    Usage notes

    The word batilo (literally “hitting tool”) can be used to refer to any piece of sports equipment used to strike a ball. Rakedo more specifically refers to a racket.

    Hyponyms

    Spanish

    Verb

    batilo

    1. second-person singular voseo imperative of batir combined with lo