peteca
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A small soft object with feathers or padding that players hit with their hands in the Brazilian game
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peteca
- In the Brazilian game of peteca, players take turns hitting the peteca back and forth across the court.
Examples
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During our beach vacation, we played peteca, using a colorful peteca made of feathers.
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At the park, children laughed and cheered as they kicked the peteca high into the air.
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Etymology
Peteca originally named the little feathered or padded 'shuttlecock' used in the game and comes from Brazilian Portuguese with a likely indigenous origin. So when you hear peteca, think of the small object players hit by hand to keep it in the air.
