billiards

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɪlɪədz/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbɪl.jɚdz/

Etymology 1

From French billard, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille, from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish - origin (compare Old Irish bile), from Proto-Celtic *belyos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yos, from *bʰleh₃- ("blossom, flower").

Noun

billiards (uncountable)

1. (games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

   Synonyms: English billiards

2. (games, US) Any of various games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:cue sport

Translations

• French: billards
• German: Karambolagen, Billard
• Italian: biliardi
• Portuguese: bilhar
• Russian: билья́рд
• Spanish: billar

Noun

1. plural form of billiard

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