pívot

See also: pivot

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pivot.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpibot/ [ˈpi.β̞ot̪]
Rhymes: -ibot
Syllabification: pí‧vot

Noun

pívot m or f by sense (plural pívots)

(basketball) center (US, CA), centre (UK) (the player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket)
Synonym: pivote

Derived terms

ala pívot

Further reading

“pívot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
“pívot” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.

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