tiki-taka

See also: tikitaka

English

Alternative forms

• tikitaka

Etymology

From Spanish tiki-taka.

Noun

tiki-taka (uncountable)

1. (soccer) A style of play characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession.

Translations

style of play

• French: tiki-taka (fr) m
• Galician: tiki-taka m
• German: Tikitaka n
• Polish: tiki-taka (pl) f
• Portuguese: tiki-taka m
• Spanish: tiki-taka m, tiqui-taca m, tiquitaca (es) m

See also

• give-and-go
• one-two

Further reading

• “tiki-taka”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “tiki-taka”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tiki-taka”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ki.ta.ka/

Noun

tiki-taka f (uncountable)

1. (soccer) tiki-taka

Galician

Noun

tiki-taka f (uncountable)

1. (soccer) tiki-taka

Portuguese

Noun

tiki-taka m (uncountable)

1. (soccer) tiki-taka

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tiqui-taca, tiquitaca

Etymology

Term coined by the Spanish journalist and commentator Andrés Montes.

Noun

tiki-taka f (uncountable)

1. (soccer) tiki-taka
2. clackers (toy)