"golf" in seven languages
Meaninggolf
Spanish
/golf/
masc.borrowed · English golf
French
/gɔlf/
masc.borrowed · English golf
Also the golf course: un golf.
Italian
/gɔlf/
masc.borrowed · English golf
Also a knitted cardigan or sweater: un golf.
Portuguese
/ˈgowfi/
masc.borrowed · English golf
Not to be confused with golfo 'gulf'.
Romanian
/golf/
neut.borrowed · English golf
Golf is also 'gulf, bay' in Romanian (Golful Persic), a different word.
Catalan
/gɔlf/
masc.borrowed · English golf
Golf is also 'gulf' in Catalan (el golf de Roses), a different word.
English
/gɑlf/
from Latin/French · Scots golf, of uncertain origin
The ancestor
English golf‘the game of golf’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
One word everywhere. Do not confuse it with Spanish golfo, French golfe, Italian golfo 'gulf', a different word altogether.
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In a sentence
- esMi padre juega al golf los domingos.
- frMon père joue au golf le dimanche.
- itMio padre gioca a golf la domenica.
- ptMeu pai joga golfe aos domingos.
- roTata joacă golf duminica.
- caEl meu pare juga a golf els diumenges.
- enMy father plays golf on Sundays.
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