cricket

A noun with two distinct meanings: a leaping insect whose male makes chirping noises by rubbing its forewings together, and a team sport played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players who take turns trying to score runs.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa tanto um esporte de taco e bola disputado entre duas equipes de onze jogadores quanto um pequeno inseto marrom saltador conhecido pelo seu canto estridente.

1. Sport A2 formal sport

   A bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field with a wicket at each end.

   • He plays cricket every weekend with his friends.
   • The cricket match lasted for five days.
   • She is a huge fan of international cricket.

   🇵🇹Críquete

2. Insect A2 formal

   A small, brown or black insect that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wings together.

   • We could hear a cricket chirping in the garden.
   • A cricket jumped onto the kitchen floor.
   • Crickets are often heard on warm summer nights.

   🇵🇹Grilo

• crickets plural form
• crickets' possessive plural form
• cricket's possessive singular form