galactico
See also: galáctico
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish galáctico. Doublet of galactic.
Noun edit
galactico (plural galacticos)
- (soccer) A football superstar.
- 2009 February 23, “Editorial: Brown in Berlin, image and reality”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The danger about each of Mr Brown's weekend initiatives - his appearance as a galactico in Team Europe and his robust hostility to excessive lending - is that each may be more tactical than strategic, more appearance than reality.
- 2009 July 7, “Ronaldo rocks 80,000 fans at Bernabeu”, in Toronto Star[2]:
- Perez has promised a return of the "galactico" era at Madrid after initiating the original one from 2000-06 with the blockbuster signings of Zinedine Zidane, Beckham, Luis Figo and Brazil's Ronaldo.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Adjective edit
galacticō
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
galactico (feminine galactica, masculine plural galacticos, feminine plural galacticas)
- Alternative form of galático