Subbuteo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Subbuteo
C20: arbitrarily named, from Latin subbuteo, the specific name of the hobby hawk Falco subbuteo
Example Sentences
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His route to becoming a Subbuteo fan began with a sense of nostalgia about football sticker albums from the 1980s.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2021
That changed, he says, when he bought his father a Subbuteo set and the pair started playing together.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2021
Then his father, Gerry, introduced him to his own childhood game - Subbuteo.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2021
The technique was immaculate, too, his left arm pointing sideways and his body falling slightly to the left like a broken Subbuteo player as the ball detonated off his right foot.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019
Me and Dad played Subbuteo the entire week.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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