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0 pointsWorldMaker7y ago0 comments

Peloton is a somewhat common French word for "ball" that became common in English as a sports term for a grouping in a bicycle race, by way of the Tour de France. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peloton

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jeromegv7y ago

Small detail, that's not what it means in French, it's basically used the same was as in English (a group of cyclist, group of race car drivers, etc.)

It is however pelota, ball, in Spanish.

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