rabona

English

Etymology

From Spanish rabona.

Noun

rabona (plural rabonas)

(soccer) A kick made with the kicking leg crossed behind the other leg.

Translations

Translations

Catalan: rabona (ca) f
Galician: rabona f
German: Rabona f
Italian: rabona f
Norwegian: rabona (no) m
Portuguese: rabona f, charles (pt) m, chaleira (pt) f, de letra (pt), letra (pt) f, chute de letra m
Spanish: rabona (es) f
Swedish: rabona (sv)
Turkish: rabona (tr)

Anagrams

Barona

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈbõ.nɐ/ [haˈbõ.nɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈbõ.nɐ/ [χaˈbõ.nɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈbo.na/ [haˈbo.na]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈbo.nɐ/ [ʁɐˈβo.nɐ]

Hyphenation: ra‧bo‧na

Etymology 1

From rabo +‎ -ona.

Noun

rabona m (plural rabonas)

short coat with tails
Synonym: jaqueta
(Brazil, colloquial) soldier’s wife

Etymology 2

From Spanish rabona.

Noun

rabona f (plural rabonas)

(soccer) rabona
Synonyms: (Brazil) chaleira, (Brazil) charles, letra, de letra

Further reading

“rabona”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“rabona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Compare rabón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raˈbona/ [raˈβ̞o.na]
Rhymes: -ona
Syllabification: ra‧bo‧na

Noun

rabona f (plural rabonas)

(soccer) rabona

Derived terms

hacerse la rabona

Adjective

rabona

feminine singular of rabón

Further reading

“rabón”, 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