Etymology

El Clásico

Today it means: Any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two leading teams in Spain. Full definition →

Spanish el Clásico
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromel Clásico
  2. English todayEl Clásico

Borrowed from Spanish el Clásico (literally “the Classic one”). See more at classic and classical.

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