Phrase guide

El Clásico

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌɛl ˈklasɪkəʊ/
  • US: /ˌɛl ˈklæsɪkoʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two leading teams in Spain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Examples

  • Yesterday's El Clásico went to the history as the first where one ever played outside Spain.
  • The next El Clásico wil be the first in a long time with neither Messi or Ronaldo playing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish el Clásico (literally “the Classic one”). See more at classic and classical.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلْكْلَاسِيكُو (al-klāsīkū) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Armenian: Էլ Կլասիկո (Ēl Klasiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Armenian: Իսպանիայի Դերբի (Ispaniayi Derbi) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Azerbaijani: El Klasiko — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Bengali: এল ক্লাসিকো (el klaśikō) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Bulgarian: Ел Класико (El Klasiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Catalan: el Clàssic — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西班牙打吡 (Xībānyá dǎbǐ) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西班牙國家德比 /西班牙国家德比 (Xībānyá guójiā débǐ) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經典大戰 /经典大战 (jīngdiǎn dàzhàn) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世紀對決 /世纪对决 (shìjì duìjué) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Georgian: ელ კლასიკო (el ḳlasiḳo) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Greek: Ελ Κλάσικο (El Klásiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Hebrew: הַקְלָאסִיקוֹ (ha-Klásiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Hebrew: הַדֶּרְבִּי שֶׁל סְפָרַד (ha-dérbi shel S'farád) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Japanese: エル・クラシコ (Eru Kurashiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Japanese: スペインダービー (Supein Dābī) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Korean: 엘 클라시코 (El Keullasiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Malayalam: എൽ ക്ലാസിക്കോ (el klāsikkō) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Nepali: एल क्लासिको (el klāsiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Persian: ال کلاسیکو (el klâsiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Russian: Эль-Кла́сико (Elʹ-Klásiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Russian: Противостоя́ние Испа́нии (Protivostojánije Ispánii) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Spanish: el Clásico — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Swedish: El Clásico — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Thai: เอลกลาซีโก (eel-glaa-sii-goo) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Thai: อัลกลาซิก (al-glaa-sík) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Ukrainian: Ель Кла́сіко (Elʹ Klásiko) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • Ukrainian: Де́рбі Іспа́нії (Dérbi Ispániji) — any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid