túnel

/ˈtunel/ · B1 · noun · m

tunnel

túnel — tunnel

🚇⚽ Sounds like English tunnel, stress on TU; in football, a ball through the legs

Same Latin-French root as English tunnel, so the meaning carries over. In football slang, hacer un túnel means nutmegging someone: the ball goes through their legs as if through a tunnel.

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