SOCCER


Meaning of SOCCER in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' sä-k ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from association football

Date: 1889

: a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms ― called also association football

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.