globo

/ˈɡlobo/ · B1 · noun · m

balloon

globo — balloon

🎈🌍 Globo shares its root with globe: Latin globus, a round mass or sphere

Spanish globo comes from Latin globus, sphere, the same root as English globe and global. A balloon and a globe are both round, and in football or tennis a globo is a lob, a high arcing shot.

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