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ring

boxing ring

noun RREENG Rare

Origin: From English ring.

Usage Note

Ring is an anglicism used throughout the Spanish-speaking world to mean the raised platform where boxing or wrestling bouts take place. It is masculine: el ring. The plural is invariable (los ring or los rings). In Spain and some countries cuadrilátero is the formal alternative, but ring dominates in sports journalism and broadcast commentary.

Examples

"El boxeador subió al ring con calma."

Natural Translation

The boxer climbed into the ring calmly.

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