clube
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English club, from Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba (“cudgel”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈklu.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈklu.be/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈklu.bɨ/ [ˈklu.βɨ]
Noun
clube m (plural clubes)
- club (association of members)
- Synonyms: sociedade, associação
Related terms
- clubista
- clubismo
Further reading
- “clube”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “clube”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Noun
clube m (plural clubes)
- alternative form of club
Further reading
- “clube”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025