peteca

 

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peteca

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• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ

Borrowed from Old Tupi peteka, although the term in that language didn't refer to the object.

peteca f (plural petecas)(Brazil)

2. an object similar to a badminton shuttlecock, but larger and struck with the palm of the hand
3. a sport similar to badminton
4. (badminton, by extension) shuttlecock

   Synonym: volante

Borrowed from Nheengatu peteka.

peteca f (plural petecas)

1. (Pará) marble (small ball used in games)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:berlinde

• “peteca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “peteca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024