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hockey
English
Etymology 1
Unknown origin, 16th century, possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick.
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?k'i, IPA(key): /?h?ki/
- Rhymes: -?ki
Noun
hockey (uncountable)
- (Canada, US) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.
- (Britain) Field hockey, a team sport played on a pitch on solid ground where players have to hit a ball into a net using a hockey stick.
- A variation of hockey, such as roller hockey, street hockey, shinny, or ball hockey.
Synonyms
- ice hockey
- field hockey
- (Canada) shinny, shinny hockey
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
hockey (uncountable)
- (US, slang) Faeces, excrement.
- 1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug:
- “I thought she'd just gone to pee but I reckon she must be making hockey too.”
- 2014, Gwen Hunter, Bloodstone:
- My anger surged back a pace. “Harry Boone is a lickspittle, butt kissing, hunk of horse hockey,” I said precisely.
- 1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug:
Etymology 3
See oche.
Noun
hockey (plural hockeys)
- (darts, dated) Alternative form of oche.
References
- “hockey” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Anagrams
- chokey
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English hockey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.ki/
- Hyphenation: hoc?key
- Rhymes: -?ki
Noun
hockey n (uncountable)
- hockey, usually field hockey
Derived terms
- hockeybal
- hockeyen
- hockeymasker
- hockeystick
- hockeyveld
- ijshockey
- unihockey
- zaalhockey
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hok?ei?/, [?ho?k?e?i?]
Noun
hockey
- hockey
Declension
French
Etymology
From English hockey
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /?.k?/
- Rhymes: -?
- Homophones: hoquet, hoquets
Noun
hockey m (uncountable)
- hockey
- (Canada) ice hockey
Synonyms
- (ice hockey): hockey sur glace
Derived terms
- hockeyeur
- hockeyeuse
- hockey sur gazon
- hockey sur glace
- hockey sur luge
- hockey sur table
Further reading
- “hockey” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From English hockey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.kej/, /??.kej/
Noun
hockey m (uncountable)
- hockey
Derived terms
- hockey su ghiaccio
- hockey su pista/hockey a rotelle
- hockey su prato
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English hockey
Noun
hockey m (definite singular hockeyen)
- (sports) hockey
Derived terms
- hockeykølle
- ishockey
References
- “hockey” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English hockey
Noun
hockey m (definite singular hockeyen)
- (sports) hockey
Derived terms
- hockeykølle
- ishockey
References
- “hockey” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English hockey.
Alternative forms
jóquey (rare)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?xokei/, [?xo.kei?]
Noun
hockey m (plural hockey)
- hockey
Derived terms
- hockey sobre hielo
- hockey sobre césped, hockey sobre hierba, hockey sobre pasto
Swedish
Etymology
From English hockey
Noun
hockey c (definite singular hockeyn)
- (sports) hockey
Derived terms
- hockeybild c
- hockeyklubba c
- hockeyspelare c
- ishockey c
- landhockey c
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curling
English
Pronunciation
- (Canada, US) IPA(key): /?k??l??/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k??(?)l??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)l??
Noun
curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)
- The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
- 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer
- Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
And your face smooth with ointments […]
- Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
- 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer
- (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).
Coordinate terms
- (sports) rink
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
curling
- present participle of curl
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kurli?/, [?kurli?]
- IPA(key): /?kø?rli?/, [?kø??rli?]
Noun
curling
- (sports) curling
Declension
Synonyms
- (sport): kurlaus (informal)
Derived terms
- kurlata
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English curling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kœ?.li?/
Noun
curling m (uncountable)
- curling
Derived terms
- curling en fauteuil roulant
Related terms
- curleur
- curleuse
Polish
Etymology
From English curling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?r.l?ink/
Noun
curling m inan
- curling (sport)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) curlingowy
Further reading
- curling in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- curling in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From English curling.
Noun
curling m (uncountable)
- curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English curling.
Noun
curling c (uncountable)
- curling
Declension
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