râguebi

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English rugby.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐj.ɡɨ.bi/ [ˈʁɐj.ɣɨ.βi], (prescribed) /ˈʁɐ.ɡɨ.bi/ [ˈʁɐ.ɣɨ.βi]

• Hyphenation: râ‧gue‧bi

Noun

râguebi m (uncountable)

1. European Portuguese standard form of rúgbi.

Further reading

• “râguebi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “râguebi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• Ciberdúvidas: "Ainda o termo "rugby" (desporto)"