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

Concepten

shuttle

pluimbal

vederbal

Synoniemen

volante

Volante

Vertalingen

shuttlecock

volano

volant

volante

volant

shuttle

navette

oiseau

🐦

رِيشَة

badminton topu

ريشة

🪶

Federball

φτερό

bird

🐦

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/peˈtɛ.kɐ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend 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.