pétanque
See also: petanque
English edit
Etymology edit
From French.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pétanque (uncountable)
- A form of boules originating from the south of France.
Translations edit
form of boules
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Provençal and Occitan petanca, pèd tanco (“foot fixed (to the ground)”), a contraction of pè (“foot”) and tancar (“to attach, close”), together meaning "feet together" in reference to the position that players are supposed to adopt when throwing the ball (in contrast to that of the Provençal version).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pétanque f (uncountable)
Descendants edit
- → English: pétanque, petanque
- → Italian: pétanque
- → Lao: ເປຕັງ (pē tang), ເປຕອງ (pē tǭng)
- → Khmer: ប៉េតុង (peetong)
- → Portuguese: petanca
- → Russian: пета́нк (petánk)
- → Spanish: petanca
- → Thai: เปตอง (bpee-dtɔɔng)
- → Turkish: petank
Further reading edit
- “pétanque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.