roja

/ˈroxa/ · A2 · noun · f

team

⚽ La Roja = the red one, named after the team's red shirt

Roja is the feminine of rojo, red. Both Chile and Spain play in red shirts, so fans call each side La Roja, the Red One. It is feminine because it stands for la selección, the national squad.

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