This is the 10443rd most frequent French word.
lacrosse
A team sport played with a ball and a stick featuring a net used to catch, carry, and pass the ball.
The word 'lacrosse' is used in the context of playing the sport, noted by the verb 'joue' linked to the activity.
Mon frère joue à la lacrosse dans une équipe scolaire.
My brother plays lacrosse on a school team.
Here, 'lacrosse' identifies the type of game, part of a prepositional phrase 'de lacrosse' indicating a game of this particular sport.
Nous avons regardé un match de lacrosse ce week-end.
We watched a lacrosse game this weekend.
Here, 'lacrosse' refers to the sport itself, using the definite article 'La' to reference it as a specific noun.