peteca

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (Brazil, feminine) an object similar to a badminton shuttlecock, but larger and struck with the palm of the hand
2. (Brazil, feminine) a sport similar to badminton
3. (Brazil, broadly, feminine) shuttlecock

Sinonieme

volante

Volante

Vertalings

shuttlecock

volano

shuttle

volant

volante

volant

navette

oiseau

🐦

pluimbal

vederbal

رِيشَة

badminton topu

ريشة

🪶

Federball

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/peˈtɛ.kɐ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Nheengatu: peteka

In summary

Borrowed from Old Tupi peteka, from petek (“to slap”), although the term in that language didn't refer to the object.