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golf
- /ɡɒlf/ UK
- /ɡɒf/ UK
- /ɡɑlf/ US
- /ɡɔlf/ US
- /ɡɒf/ New England
- /ɡɔlf/ South Asia
- /ɡolf/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɒlf
Where it comes from
The word is first known in English from the 17th century as a borrowing from Middle Scots golf, gouff. Although the etymology is uncertain, the most likely origin is that it comes from the Middle Dutch colve, colf (“club”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“club”), related to German Kolben (“piston, rod”), Swedish kolv (“piston, rod”), Old English clopp (“rock; cliff”), English kelp.
noun
- A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. In January, China’s state planner said it had ordered the closure of more than 100 golf courses in a multi-year campaign launched in 2011 to tackle illegal development in the sector. Golf has also been added to a list of Communist Party disciplinary violations, and is often cited in cases of graft.
- Alternative letter-case form of Golf from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
verb golfs · golfing · golfed
- To play the game of golf. Last mystery of all, he learned to golf.
- To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: golf game, putt, football, stadium, driving, trajectory, surge, ball, wave, trap, outbreak, game, pga, tide, deluge, flood
Translations
Every language
noun ball game
| Español | golf |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 골프 golpeu |
| 日本語 | ゴルフ gorufu |
| 中文 | 高爾夫球 /高尔夫球 gāo'ěrfū qiú, 高爾夫 /高尔夫 gāo'ěrfū |
| हिन्दी | गोल्फ़, गोल्फ golph |
| Kiswahili | gofu |
| Português | golfe |
| Français | golf |
| Deutsch | Golf |
| Italiano | golf |
| Ελληνικά | γκολφ gkolf |
| Română | golf |
| Русский | гольф golʹf |
| Tiếng Việt | golf, gôn |
| العربية | جُولْف, جُولْف gulf, غُولْف, غُولْف gulf, غُولْف ḡūlf |
| עברית | גּוֹלְף |
Talk about this word "golf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/golf. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. golf. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/golf "golf." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/golf.Cite this
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title = {golf},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/golf},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
