futsal
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fut·sal
(fo͞ot′säl′)n.
See indoor soccer.
[Spanish and Portuguese futsal. Spanish, short for fúbol de salón : fúbol, soccer (from English football) + de, of + salón, hall, augmentative of sala, room (ultimately of Germanic origin). Portuguese, short for futebol de salão : futebol, soccer (from English football) + de, of + salão, hall, augmentative (perhaps modeled on French salon, room, salon) of sala, room (ultimately of Germanic origin).]
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futsal
(ˈfʊtˌsæl)n
(Soccer) a form of association football, played indoors with five players on each side
[C20: Spanish from futbol football + sala indoor]
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