calcio

football

noun KAHL-choh Common

Origin: from Latin calx, heel

Also means

kick

Usage Note

Calcio is famously the national sport, soccer, but the same word also means 'a kick' and even the element 'calcium'. Context decides: giocare a calcio is to play football, while un calcio is a single kick. The plural calci refers to kicks.

Examples

"Giochiamo a calcio ogni domenica."

Natural Translation

We play football every Sunday.

Literal Translation

We-play at football every Sunday.

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