fla-flu

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌflaˈflu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌflaˈflu/

Noun

fla-flu m (plural fla-flus)

1. (soccer, Brazil) a match between Clube de Regatas do Flamengo and Fluminense Football Club
2. (Rio Grande do Sul) table football; foosball (table soccer)

   Synonyms: futebol de mesa, (Portugal) matraquilhos, (Brazil) pebolim, (Brazil) totó, (Portugal) matrecos

3. (figuratively, Brazil) a polarization between two opposite viewpoints, especially political ones