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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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