ball de bastons

noun

A Iberian weapon dance involving sticks, similar to morris dancing.

Meanings

nounball de bastons (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Iberian weapon dance involving sticks, similar to morris dancing.

Origin

  1. Catalanball de bastons“dance of sticks”
  2. Englishball de bastons

Borrowed from Catalan ball de bastons (“dance of sticks”)

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APA

ball de bastons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20de%20bastons

MLA

“ball de bastons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20de%20bastons. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ball de bastons,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ball%20de%20bastons.

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