Padel World Press .- For many fans to hear the denomination paddle racket in reference to the shovel used to play it may sound as if it were a compression error and you tend to think it is wrong. However, the truth is that being strict both terminologies can be applied 'legitimately', without any type of problem. We explain ourselves
El paddle as a sport it is defined, according to the Dictionary of the Spanish Language, as "A game between two couples, very similar to tennis, but which is played between 4 walls and in which the ball is hit with A shovel short handle".
In this definition allusion is made to the term 'shovel'. Everything seems solved and, as is obvious, this is a pretty clear proof that blade paddle It is the most appropriate and common.
Now, if we look for the term 'racket' In the RAE we find a definition that generates new doubts in this debate: "Instrument formed by a handle and an oval surface, generally a frame with a network of tensioned ropes, which is used to hit the ball or the steering wheel in play such as tennis, badminton, table tennis, etc.".
This definition includes among its examples of uses practices like ping pong (or ping-pong), in which traditionally the term 'shovel' is used, as in the paddle, so we might think that our sport falls within this group.
To have a complete spectrum of all the parts, we can only check the definition of 'pala' that, in his Sixteenth acceptance, exposes that we talk about "a strong wooden board, with a handle, used to play the ball"; and in its seventeenth it relates directly to the term 'racket', so we talk about synonyms.
What is correct, therefore, paddle or paddle racket?
If we rely strictly on your linguistic acceptances, we can confirm that so much blade paddle as paddle racket, they would be correct denominations.
The truth is that the most appropriate, for its accuracy, it would be paddle of paddle, which is also the most common term to be used by fans and players. Despite this, we must also be clear that Paddle racket would be a suitable expression, which can be used without any problem to refer to our 'companion' on the track.
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