Etymology

matkot

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Today it means: An Israeli beach game in which two or more players hit a small ball back and forth using paddles. Full definition →

Hebrew מַטְקוֹת
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמַטְקוֹת
  2. English todaymatkot

Borrowed from Hebrew מַטְקוֹת (literally “racquets”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.