billiards
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 Translations Noun
  1. plural form of billiard



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