英语词汇pelé的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Pelé. This is the nickname of retired Brazilian soccer star Edi- son Arantes do Nascimento, who is possibly the world’s best- known athlete. In his homeland, Pelé, who was born in 1940, is known as the Black Pearl, Perola Negra in Portuguese, which is shortened to Pelé throughout most of the world. A popular Brazilian coffee is among the several things named after the colorful athlete. And on one occasion a daylong truce was de- clared in a war between Nigeria and Biafra so that everyone could see Pelé play in a scheduled game.

词汇	pelé
词源	Pelé. This is the nickname of retired Brazilian soccer star Edi- son Arantes do Nascimento, who is possibly the world’s best- known athlete. In his homeland, Pelé, who was born in 1940, is known as the Black Pearl, Perola Negra in Portuguese, which is shortened to Pelé throughout most of the world. A popular Brazilian coffee is among the several things named after the colorful athlete. And on one occasion a daylong truce was de- clared in a war between Nigeria and Biafra so that everyone could see Pelé play in a scheduled game.
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