fútbol
/ˈfudbol/ · A2 · noun · m
football
⚽ fútbol = English football respelled the Spanish way: foot + ball
Borrowed from English football in the late 1800s and spelled as Spanish speakers heard it. The accent on ú keeps the stress on the first syllable, as in English. Masculine: el fútbol. Spain's native-built alternative is balompié (ball + foot).