padel

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/ˈpædəl/

noun

A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in doubles on a small, closed court.

Similar
padel tennis
OriginSpanish pádel ← English paddle →
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Meanings

nounpadel (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in doubles on a small, closed court.

    Synonyms: padel tennis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in doubles on a small, closed court.

Similar
padel tennis
Also see
padel tennis

Origin

  1. Englishpaddle
  2. Spanishpádel
  3. Englishpadel

Borrowed from Spanish pádel, from English paddle (tennis).

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Translations

Catalan pàdel
  • pàdelracquet sport
Dutch padel
  • padelracquet sport
Finnish padel
  • padelracquet sport
German Padel
  • Padelracquet sport
Indonesian padel
  • padelracquet sport
Italian padel
  • padelracquet sport
Japanese パデル
  • パデル (paderu)racquet sport
Korean 파델, 빠델
  • 파델 (padel)racquet sport
  • 빠델 (ppadel)racquet sport
Norwegian Bokmål padel
  • padelracquet sport
Spanish pádel
  • pádelracquet sport
Swedish padel
  • padelracquet sport

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pedalpleadpaledDelappadle
Cite this entry
APA

padel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padel

MLA

“padel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “padel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/padel.

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