🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Fã de futebol

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fã de futebol

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Football Fanatic/ˈfʊt.bɔːl fəˈnæt.ɪk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele é um fã de futebol que nunca perde um jogo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is extremely enthusiastic about football, often to the point of obsession.

    "As a football fanatic, he never misses a match and knows all the players' statistics."
  2. 2

    An individual who actively supports a football team, often participating in fan activities.

    "The football fanatic painted his face in the team's colors for the championship game."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'football' originates from the late Middle Ages, derived from the combination of 'foot' and 'ball', referring to a game played by kicking a ball with the feet. 'Fanatic' comes from the Latin 'fanaticus', meaning 'of or belonging to a temple', which evolved to denote an enthusiastic or obsessive person, particularly in the context of sports.

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