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padel

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padel /ˈpadl / (also padel tennis)
noun [mass noun] a sport incorporating elements of tennis and squash, in which players use paddles or short-handled bats to hit a ball over a net in an enclosed court:
padel is excellent for hand-eye coordination and racket skills
[as a modifier] a padel court has walls and the balls can be played off them.
– ORIGIN early 21st century: from Spanish pádel paddle1.