placaje

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Spanish

Etymology

From placar +‎ -aje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaˈkaxe/
  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: pla‧ca‧je

Noun

placaje m (plural placajes)

  1. (sports) tackle
    • 2015 September 25, “Recreo para la nueva hornada de los ‘All Blacks’”, in El País:
      Cada pequeño logro de Namibia, desde una melé a favor, un placaje meritorio o las certeras patadas de su apertura Theuns Kotze, merecía reseña.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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