peteca

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

volant

navette

oiseau

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Synonymes

volante

Volante

Traductions

shuttlecock

volano

shuttle

volant

volante

shuttle

pluimbal

vederbal

رِيشَة

badminton topu

ريشة

🪶

Federball

φτερό

bird

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/peˈtɛ.kɐ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à nheengatou: peteka

In summary

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