tiki-taka
See also: tikitaka
English
Alternative forms
- tikitaka
Etymology
From Spanish tiki-taka.
Noun
tiki-taka (uncountable)
- (soccer) A style of play characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession.
Translations
style of play
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See also
- give-and-go
- one-two
Further reading
- “tiki-taka”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “tiki-taka”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tiki-taka” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ki.ta.ka/
Noun
tiki-taka f (uncountable)
- (soccer) tiki-taka
Galician
Noun
tiki-taka f (uncountable)
- (soccer) tiki-taka
Portuguese
Noun
tiki-taka f (uncountable)
- (soccer) tiki-taka
Spanish
Alternative forms
- tiqui-taca, tiquitaca
Etymology
Term coined by the Spanish journalist and commentator Andrés Montes.[1][2]
Noun
tiki-taka f (uncountable)
- (soccer) tiki-taka
- clackers (toy)
References
- Andrés Montes, adiós al creador del 'tiki taka'
- Se cumplen 12 años desde la muerte del creador de 'tiki taka', Andrés Montes