futsal

fut·sal
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/ˈfʊtsæl/

noun

A form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team.

OriginPortuguese futsal →
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Meanings

nounfutsal (uncountable)

alternative footsal

  1. uncountableA form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team.

Origin

  1. Portuguesefutsal
  2. Englishfutsal

Borrowed from Portuguese futsal, a blend of futebol de salão (literally “hall football”).

More words from Portuguese

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Translations

Arabic كُرَةُ اْلصَالَةِ
  • كُرَةُ اْلصَالَةِ (kuratu alṣalati)form of soccer
Basque areto-futbol
  • areto-futbolform of soccer
Catalan futbol sala
  • futbol salaform of soccer
Czech futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
Danish futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
Dutch zaalvoetbal
  • zaalvoetbalform of soccer
Estonian futsal, saalijalgpall
  • futsalform of soccer
  • saalijalgpallform of soccer
Finnish salijalkapallo, futsal
  • salijalkapalloform of soccer
  • futsalform of soccer
French futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
German Futsal
  • Futsalform of soccer
Indonesian futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
Italian calcetto, calcio a cinque
  • calcettoform of soccer
  • calcio a cinqueform of soccer
Japanese フットサル
  • フットサル (futtosaru)form of soccer
Korean 풋살
  • 풋살 (putsal)form of soccer
Lithuanian sãlės fùtbolas
  • sãlės fùtbolasform of soccer
Norwegian Bokmål futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
Persian فوتسال
  • فوتسال (futsâl)form of soccer
Polish futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
Portuguese futsal, futebol de salão
  • futsalform of soccer
  • futebol de salãoform of soccer
Russian футза́л, ми́ни-футбо́л
  • футза́л (futzál)form of soccer
  • ми́ни-футбо́л (míni-futból)form of soccer
Slovak futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
Spanish futsal, fútbol sala
  • futsalform of soccer
  • fútbol salaform of soccer
  • futsalaform of soccer
  • futbol salaform of soccer
  • futbitoform of soccer
  • futbolitoform of soccer
  • futbol rápidoform of soccer
  • fútbol de salónform of soccer
Swedish futsal
  • futsalform of soccer
Turkish futsal, salon futbolu
  • futsalform of soccer
  • salon futboluform of soccer

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

flatusustalf
Cite this entry
APA

futsal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futsal

MLA

“futsal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futsal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “futsal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futsal.

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