fútbol

See also: futbol

Galician

A fútbol match at A Coruña, 1907

Alternative forms

• futebol (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From English football.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfutbɔl/ [ˈfut̪.β̞ɔɫ]
• Rhymes: -utbɔl
• Hyphenation: fút‧bol

Noun

fútbol m (uncountable)

1. football (soccer)

Derived terms

• futbolista m or f
• futbolístico m, futbolística f
• futbolín m
• fútbol americano m
• fútbol australiano m
• fútbol sala m

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.t͡ʃi.bow/ [ˈfu.t͡ʃi.boʊ̯], /ˈfut͡ʃ.bow/ [ˈfut͡ʃ.boʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.t͡ʃi.bow/ [ˈfu.t͡ʃi.boʊ̯], /ˈfut͡ʃ.bow/ [ˈfut͡ʃ.boʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfut͡ʃ.bow/ [ˈfut͡ʃ.boʊ̯], /ˈfu.t͡ʃi.bow/ [ˈfu.t͡ʃi.boʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.tbol/ [ˈfu.tβoɫ], /ˈfu.tbɔl/ [ˈfu.tβɔɫ]

Noun

fútbol m (uncountable)

1. Obsolete spelling of futebol.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• futbol (Mexico)
• fúbol

Etymology

Borrowed from English football.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfudbol/ [ˈfuð̞.β̞ol]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -udbol
• Syllabification: fút‧bol

Noun

fútbol m (uncountable)

1. football (soccer)

   Synonyms: balompié, (Mexico, colloquial) pambol

Derived terms

• balón de fútbol
• fútbol americano
• fútbol australiano
• fútbol de bronce
• fútbol playa (“beach soccer”)
• fútbol sala
• futbolín
• futbolista
• futbolístico
• futbolito
• pelota de fútbol

 

Descendants

• → Guaraní: húvol

Further reading

• “fútbol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28