pétanque
See also: petanque
English
Etymology
From French
Noun
pétanque (uncountable)
- A form of boules originating from the south of France.
Translations
form of boules
See also
French
Etymology
From Occitan petanca, a contraction of pè (“foot”) and tanca (“to attach”), 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
- IPA(key): /pe.tɑ̃k/
Noun
pétanque f (uncountable)
Descendants
Further reading
- “pétanque” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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