Pelé

[ pey-ley, pey-ley ]

noun

1. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 1940–2022, Brazilian soccer player, generally regarded as preeminent in the sport.

Pelé

/ ˈpɛleɪ /

noun

1. Pelé1940MBrazilianSPORT AND GAMES: footballer real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento. born 1940, Brazilian footballer: scored 77 goals in 92 games for Brazil (1957–71) and was in the teams that won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970; awarded an honorary knighthood in 1997

Example Sentences

Pele, by the way, is often given credit for coining the phrase O Jogo Bonito—the Beautiful Game.

From The Daily Beast

Firm in his pele tower of ancient superiority, he is still convinced of the superiority of all things Northumbrian.

From Project Gutenberg

I felt chilled through for a long time after Mount Pele broke out.

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“You might as well front the facts, my dear youth, look Mount Pele in the face,” I tried to say coldly and calmly to myself.

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In many Bantu dialects the root pa (which means to give) becomes pele in the preterite (no doubt from an original pa-ile).

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Under the name of Pele, this volcano was one of the most distinguished, and most feared of the former gods of Hawaii.

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