Pelé Syllabification: (Pe·lé)Pronunciation: /ˈpāˌlā/Definition of Pelé (1940-), Brazilian soccer player; born Edson Arantes do Nascimento. Regarded as one of the greatest goal-scorers of all time, he played for the New York Cosmos 1975–77 and is credited with over 1,200 goals in first-class soccer. Pelé in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Pelé in the British & World English dictionary
