soccer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Colloquial abbreviation for Association football.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɒk.əː/ SAMPA: /"sQk@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ SAMPA: /"sAk@`/
• Rhymes: -ɒkə(r)

[edit] Noun

soccer (uncountable)

1. (soccer) a game in which two teams of eleven players contend to get a round ball into the other team’s goal primarily by kicking the ball with their feet

[edit] Synonyms

• (UK) Association football
• football (note that this term is also used for several other codes of football: American football, Australian Rules football, Canadian football, Rugby League, Rugby Union)
• wogball (racist, Australian slang)

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• rugger
• Wikipedia article on Soccer

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

soccer m.

1. (American French) soccer

[edit] Synonyms

• football m. (European French)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: cceors
• escroc