rugby
rugby
noun RROOG-bee Rare
Origin: From Rugby School in England, where the sport was codified in the 19th century.
Usage Note
Rugby is a loanword used unchanged in Spanish and is treated as a masculine noun (el rugby). As the name of the sport it is uncountable, so it is not pluralised. It is sometimes specified as rugby a quince (rugby union) versus rugby a trece (rugby league).
Examples
"El equipo de rugby ganó el campeonato."
Natural Translation
The rugby team won the championship.

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