battle royal

Meaning

  1. A fight involving three or more individuals, teams, or factions; fought until one person, team, or faction is left standing.
  2. A heated discussion or debate.

Translations

batalla campal

γενική συμπλοκή

violenta discussione

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌbætl̩ ɹɔɪˈæl/
Etymology

Preserves the French pattern of adjective after noun. Royal here means “grand in scale”.

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