petrissage

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noun

A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.

OriginFrench pétrir →
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Meanings

nounpetrissage (plural petrissages)

plural petrissages

  1. massageA form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.

Origin

  1. Frenchpétrir“to knead”
  2. Englishpetrissage

From French pétrir (“to knead”).

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APA

petrissage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrissage

MLA

“petrissage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrissage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petrissage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrissage.

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