pallone
/pəˈləʊneɪ/Sport
noun
In Italy: a game resembling a simple form of tennis, played with a large ball struck with a cylindrical wooden guard worn over the hand and wrist.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From Italian pallone, transferred use of pallone large ball (although this is first attested later: 1596) from palla ball + -one.