zagueiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From zaga (“defense (sports); rear (military)”) +‎ -eiro (“-eer”), from Spanish zaga (“defense”), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zaˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [zaˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /zaˈɡe(j).ɾu/ [zaˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /zaˈɡe(j).ɾo/ [zaˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾo]

• Hyphenation: za‧guei‧ro

Noun

zagueiro m (plural zagueiros, feminine zagueira, feminine plural zagueiras)

1. (Brazil, soccer) back (player in a position behind most players on the team)

   Synonyms: (Brazil, dated) beque, (Portugal) central, (Portugal) defesa central

   Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:futebolista

Related terms

• zaga