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sliotar

/ˈslɪtər/

sliotar noun: a hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.

sliotar: a hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling
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Noun

sliotar (plural sliotars)

  1. A hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.

Forms of sliotar

pluralsliotars
alternative formsliothar

Origin of sliotar

Borrowed from Irish sliotar.

Questions about sliotar

What does sliotar mean?
Sliotar means a hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.
What part of speech is sliotar?
Sliotar is a noun.
How do you pronounce sliotar?
Sliotar is pronounced /ˈslɪtər/.
What is the plural of sliotar?
The plural of sliotar is sliotars.

Words near sliotar in the dictionary

  1. slinkskins
  2. slinky
  3. Slinkys
  4. slinter
  5. slinters
  6. sliotar
  7. sliotars
  8. sliothar
  9. sliothars
  10. slip
  11. slip and slide

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