futebol

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from English football.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.t͡ʃiˈbɔw/ [fu.t͡ʃiˈbɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.tɨˈbɔl/ [fu.tɨˈβɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.tɨˈbɔl/ [fu.tɨˈβɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.tɨˈbɔ.li/ [fu.tɨˈβɔ.li]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.ti.ˈbɔw/
• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɔl, (Brazil) -ɔw
• Hyphenation: fu‧te‧bol

Noun

futebol m (uncountable)

1. football, soccer

   Synonyms: (informal) bola, (all literary) balípodo, bolapé, ludopédio, pebol

Derived terms

• futebol americano m
• futebol de mesa m
• futebolista m or f
• futebolístico m
• futsal m

 

Related terms

• pé