noun, masculine/semiˈθiɾkulo/plural: semicírculos
semicircle; penalty arc, semicircle, the D (an arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area)
Synonyms: medialuna
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulus Latin sēmicirculuslbor. Spanish semicírculo Learned borrowing from Latin sēmicirculus. By surface analysis, semi- + círculo.