bowl game en · NOUN
Etymology
From bowl + game. Sense 2 (“postseason college football competition”) is derived from the Rose Bowl Game, played in the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, which is named for the bowl-shaped Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Meanings
- (historical) A Native American game of chance involving the throwing of colored nuts from a bowl, comparable to dice.
- (US) A postseason college football competition.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bowl games | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
fi bowl-ottelu (postseason college football competition) · fi intiaanien kulhopeli (Native American game of chance)