| 单词 | pétanque |
| 释义 | pétanque[ pey-tahngk; French pe-tahnk ] / peɪˈtɑŋk; French pɛˈtɑ̃k / nouna form of lawn bowling originating in France, usually played on rough ground using steel balls. Also called boule. Origin of pétanque1950–55; <French <Provençal pé foot (<Latin ped-, stem of pēs) + tanco post, stake (derivative of tancar to close, bar <Vulgar Latin *stanticāre;see stanch1); so called because the feet are to be planted firmly on the ground, as if staked, when the ball is released Words nearby pétanquepetalite, petalody, petaloid, petalous, Petaluma, pétanque, petard, petasus, petaurist, Petavius, petcock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pétanquepétanque / French (petɑ̃k) / nounanother name, esp in the South of France, for boules Word Origin for pétanquefrom Provençal pèd tanco foot fixed (to the ground) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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