balompié

Spanish

Etymology

A calque of English football, from balón (“ball”) +‎ pie (“foot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /balomˈpje/ [ba.lõmˈpje]
Rhymes: -e
Syllabification: ba‧lom‧pié

Noun

balompié m (uncountable)

football (soccer)
Synonyms: fútbol, futbol

Further reading

“balompié”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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