pila

Meaning

mortar (used with a pestle)

Concepts

ball

bullet

football

🏈

mortar

soccerball

Synonyms

globus

Translations

bola

Ball

pilota

palla

top

balle

μπάλα

ballon

كُرَة

Kugel

bal

balon

pelota

bola

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpiː.ɫa]

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Italic *pistlā, from Proto-Indo-European *pis-tlo-, from *peys- (“to crush”), whence also pīlum (“pestle, pounder”), pīnsō (“to pound, crush”).