prasátko
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprasaːtko]
- Hyphenation: pra‧sát‧ko
Noun
prasátko n
- diminutive of prase
- piglet
- piggy bank
- (sports) in tennis etc., a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of touching the net, which ends within bounds if left alone. In table tennis also a ball's unexpected change of direction as a result of falling precisely on the table's edge.
- a spot of light on a surface as a result of reflection from a glazy surface such as the face of a wristwatch
- (sports) jack (for bowls or pétanque)
- Synonym: košonek
Declension
Further reading
- “prasátko”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “prasátko”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “prasátko”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025