pétanque
noun/pəˈtɒŋk/
/pəˈtɑːŋk/
[uncountable]- a French outdoor game in which players take turns to throw a metal ball as near as possible to a smaller wooden ball while standing with their feet together
- They were playing a game of pétanque.
- the rules of pétanque
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