deporte

/deˈpoɾte/ · B1 · noun · m

sport

⚽ English sport is a clipped disport, and deporte is the unclipped cousin

Old Spanish deportarse meant to amuse oneself, and Old French desport gave English disport, later shortened to sport. Deporte keeps the de- prefix that English dropped. Stress the middle syllable: de-POR-te.

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