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gallito — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • badminton noun A racquet sport in which players hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net, played as singles or doubles.
  • cockerel noun A young male chicken.
  • shuttlecock noun A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games.

Senses

gallito is used for these senses in English:

  • badminton (uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
  • cockerel A young male chicken.
  • shuttlecock (countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]

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