Usage Note
Pívot is a loanword used primarily in basketball to denote the centre/pivot player position. The accent mark preserves the stress on the first syllable against Spanish's default penultimate-stress rule. In technical or mechanical contexts pivote (without the accent) is also used for a physical pivot or pin.
Examples
"El pívot anotó diez puntos en el partido."
Natural Translation
The pivot scored ten points in the game.
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