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petanques

petanques is the alternative form of pétanque.

petanques is the plural of petanque.

Meaning of pétanque

Noun

pétanque (uncountable)

  1. A form of boules originating from the south of France.

Meaning of petanque

Noun

petanque (countable and uncountable, plural petanques)

  1. (dated) Any of various ores, including forms of silver sulfide (such as stephanite) and the copper ore tetrahedrite.
    • First-discovered mine in the District; gave much "petanque" (stephanite, or silver glance).1883, Charles Bunker Dahlgren, Historic Mines of Mexico

Questions about petanques

What is petanques the alternative form of?
Petanques is the alternative form of pétanque.

Words near petanques in the dictionary

  1. petameter
  2. petameters
  3. petametre
  4. petametres
  5. petanque
  6. petanques
  7. petaop
  8. petaops
  9. petaparsec
  10. petaparsecs
  11. petapixel

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