zagueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Zaga (“defense (sports); rear (military)”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”), from Spanish zaga (“defense”), from Arabic صَقَا‎ (ṣaqā).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ˈɡe(j).ɾu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /za.ˈɡe(j).ɾo/
Hyphenation: za‧guei‧ro

Noun

zagueiro m (plural zagueiros, feminine zagueira, feminine plural zagueiras)

(soccer) back (player in a position behind most players on the team)
Synonyms: beque (Brazil, dated), central (Portugal), defesa central (Portugal)

Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:futebolista

Related terms

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