zagueiro
Portuguese
Etymology
Zaga (“defense (sports); rear (military)”) + -eiro (“-eer”), from Spanish zaga (“defense”), from Arabic صَقَا (ṣaqā).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /za.ˈɡe(j).ɾu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /za.ˈɡe(j).ɾo/
- Hyphenation: za‧guei‧ro
Noun
zagueiro m (plural zagueiros, feminine zagueira, feminine plural zagueiras)
- (soccer) back (player in a position behind most players on the team)
- Synonyms: beque (Brazil, dated), central (Portugal), defesa central (Portugal)
- Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:futebolista
Related terms
- zaga