pétanque

From French.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈtɑːŋk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈtæŋk/

pétanque (uncountable)

1. A form of boules originating from the south of France.

• bocce

From Provençal and Occitan petanca, pèd tanco (“foot fixed (to the ground)”), a contraction of pè (“foot”) and tancar (“to attach, close”), 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).

• IPA^(key): /pe.tɑ̃k/

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  (Provence) IPA^(key): /peˈtãᵑkə/

pétanque f (uncountable)

1. pétanque

• → English: pétanque, petanque
• → Italian: pétanque
• → Lao: ເປຕັງ (pē tang), ເປຕອງ (pē tǭng)
• → Khmer: ប៉េតុង (peetong)
• → Portuguese: petanca
• → Russian: пета́нк (petánk)
• → Spanish: petanca
• → Thai: เปตอง (bpee-dtɔɔng)
• → Turkish: petank

• “pétanque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.