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)

1. football (soccer)

   Synonyms: fútbol, futbol

Further reading

• “balompié”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10