futebol

Portuguese

Alternative forms

football, foot-ball (dated)
futibol (dated, eye dialect)
fútbol (obsolete)

Etymology

From English football.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌfu.tɯ.ˈbɔɫ/
(Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌfu.tʃi.ˈbɔw/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌfu.te.ˈbɔw/
(Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˌfutʃ.ˈbɔw/
(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˌfu.ti.ˈbɔw/

Noun

futebol m (uncountable)

football, soccer
Synonyms: bola (slang), balípodo (literary), bolapé (literary), ludopédio (literary), pebol (pebol)

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