Pelé

[ pey-ley, pey-ley ]

/ peɪˈleɪ, ˈpeɪ leɪ /

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noun

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, born 1940, Brazilian soccer player.

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Words nearby Pelé

pelargonic acid, pelargonium, Pelasgi, Pelasgian, Pelasgic, Pelé, Pel-Ebstein disease, Pel-Ebstein fever, pelecypod, Pelée, pelerine

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How to use Pelé in a sentence

In 2000, he was named, with Pelé, co-winner of the FIFA Player of the Century award.
Police search home and office of Maradona’s doctor in death investigation|Ruby Mellen, Ana Herrero|November 29, 2020|Washington Post
Pele, by the way, is often given credit for coining the phrase O Jogo Bonito—the Beautiful Game.
The Literature of Futbol: 11 Great Books About Soccer|Robert Birnbaum|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Firm in his pele tower of ancient superiority, he is still convinced of the superiority of all things Northumbrian.
Tales of Northumbria|Howard Pease
I felt chilled through for a long time after Mount Pele broke out.
The Voice of the Machines|Gerald Stanley Lee

“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.
The Voice of the Machines|Gerald Stanley Lee
In many Bantu dialects the root pa (which means to give) becomes pele in the preterite (no doubt from an original pa-ile).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
Under the name of Pele, this volcano was one of the most distinguished, and most feared of the former gods of Hawaii.
Torrey's Narrative|William Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for Pelé

Pelé

/ (ˈpɛleɪ) /

noun

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

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