pallone

Pallone

Pal*lo"ne\, n. [It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See Balloon.] An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.
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pallone

noun
an Italian game similar to tennis 
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Pallone is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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