esférico

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Asturian

Adjective

esférico

  1. neuter of esféricu

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sphaericus. By surface analysis, esfera +‎ -ico.

Adjective

esférico (feminine esférica, masculine plural esféricos, feminine plural esféricas)

  1. spherical

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sphaericus. By surface analysis, esfera +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

esférico (feminine esférica, masculine plural esféricos, feminine plural esféricas)

  1. (geometry) spherical (shaped like a sphere)
    Synonym: globular

Noun

esférico m (plural esféricos)

  1. (Portugal, soccer, poetic) football (ball)

Spanish

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A football used for association football

Etymology

From Latin sphaericus. By surface analysis, esfera +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈfeɾiko/
  • Rhymes: -eɾiko
  • Syllabification: es‧fé‧ri‧co

Adjective

esférico (feminine esférica, masculine plural esféricos, feminine plural esféricas)

  1. (geometry) spherical (shaped like a sphere)

Derived terms

Noun

esférico m (plural esféricos)

  1. (soccer, colloquial) football (ball)
    Synonyms: cuero, balón, pelota
    • 20 August 2023, Jordi Quixano, “España se hace inmortal con la conquista de su primer Mundial femenino”, in El País:
      España se miró al espejo y se encontró de una vez por todas con un rival que le discutió el esférico, que incluso también le explicó que podía circular el balón con tanta o más diligencia, por más que su hoja de ruta para llegar a la portería contraria fuera bien diferente.
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