Meanings
nounpétanque (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of boules originating from the south of France.
Origin
- Provençalpetanca
- Occitanpetanca
- Frenchpétanque
- Englishpétanque
Borrowed from French pétanque.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَيْتَانْك
- بَيْتَانْك (baytānk)form of boules
Bulgarian петанк
- петанк (petank)form of boules
Catalan petanca
- petancaform of boules
Chinese Mandarin 法式滾球 /法式滚球
- 法式滾球 /法式滚球 (fàshì gǔnqiú)form of boules
Czech petanque
- petanqueform of boules
Dutch pétanque, petanque
- pétanqueform of boules
- petanqueform of boules
Finnish petanque, petankki
- petanqueform of boules
- petankkiform of boules
French pétanque
- pétanqueform of boules
German Pétanque
- Pétanqueform of boules
Greek πετάνκ
- πετάνκ (petánk)form of boules
Hebrew פטאנק
- פטאנקform of boules
Italian pétanque, petanque
- pétanqueform of boules
- petanqueform of boules
Japanese ペタンク
- ペタンク (petanku)form of boules
Korean 페탕크
- 페탕크 (petangkeu)form of boules
Māori maita wīwī
- maita wīwīform of boules
Persian پتانک
- پتانک (petânk)form of boules
Portuguese petanca
- petancaform of boules
Russian пета́нк
- пета́нк (petánk)form of boules
Spanish petanca
- petancaform of boules
Swedish pétanque, boule
- pétanqueform of boules
- bouleform of boules
Thai เปตอง
- เปตอง (bpee-dtɔɔng)form of boules
Ukrainian петанк
- петанк (petank)form of boules
Vietnamese bi sắt
- bi sắtform of boules
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pétanque
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APA
pétanque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A9tanque
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“pétanque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A9tanque. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pétanque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A9tanque.
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