balípodo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”) + ποδός (podós, “foot”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈli.po.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈli.po.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈli.po.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈli.pu.du/ [bɐˈli.pu.ðu]

Noun

balípodo m (uncountable)

1. (literary, rare) football; soccer (team sport)

   Synonyms: futebol, (literary) bolapé, (literary) ludopédio, (literary) pebol, (slang) bola