El Clásico
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish el Clásico (literally “the Classic one”). See more at classic and classical.
Pronunciation
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Noun
El Clásico (plural El Clásicos)
- (soccer) Any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two leading teams in Spain.
- Yesterday's El Clásico went to the history as the first where one ever played outside Spain.
- The next El Clásico wil be the first in a long time with neither Messi or Ronaldo playing.
Translations
any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
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References
- “El Clásico”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present, retrieved July 31, 2017.