Spanish word

billar

Pronunciation

IPA/biˈʝaɾ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbilliards

Example

Me gusta jugar al billar los fines de semana.

I like to play billiards on weekends.

Illustration for billar (billiards)

More examples

En el salón hay un taco de billar nuevo.

There is a new billiard cue in the billiards hall.

Core concept

A table game where a cue strikes balls toward pockets.

Common phrases

  • partida de billar

    game of billiards

  • salón de billar

    billiards hall

  • taco de billar

    billiard cue

Similar words

pool: Popular bar-and-club pocket game where players pot numbered balls to score.
snooker: Highly codified cue sport played with many colored balls that are potted in set order.

Definition in Spanish

Juego de mesa con bolas y taco en el que se intenta embocar las bolas en los bolsillos siguiendo reglas concretas.

Word origin

From French billard (from Old French bille 'ball'), Spanish billar shares its origin with English billiards.

Usage tips

  • Colloquially, invitations often use the phrase echar una partida or echar unas partidas to mean a casual game of billiards.

Other meanings

  • poolnoun
  • carom billiardsnoun

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