futsal


fut·sal

F5380550 (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).]

futsal

(ˈfʊtˌsæl) n (Soccer) a form of association football, played indoors with five players on each side[C20: Spanish from futbol football + sala indoor]