Meaning

2 senses
  1. (capitalized, sometimes)Association football; soccer.

  2. (Canada)Ice hockey.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Legendary Brazilian player Pelé called football "the beautiful game".

    deDer legendäre brasilianische Spieler Pelé hat Fußball als „schönes Spiel“ bezeichnet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

Calque of Portuguese jogo bonito.

Calque of Portuguese jogo bonito.

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