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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPanenka
/pəˈnɛŋ.kə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A technique in association football where a penalty kick is taken by softly chipping the ball underneath the goalkeeper as they dive to one side.
"The striker shocked the crowd by scoring the winning goal with a audacious panenka."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Antonín Panenka, the Czechoslovak footballer who famously popularized this penalty kick technique during the 1976 UEFA European Championship final against West Germany. The term has since been adopted globally across various languages to describe this specific cheeky and audacious style of scoring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Panenka" is said worldwide
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panenka
Transliteration: panenka
"Il a marqué son penalty d'une superbe panenka."
Panenka
Transliteration: Panenka
"Der Spieler verwandelte den Elfmeter frech mit einem Panenka."
cucchiaio
Transliteration: cucchiaio
"Ha segnato il rigore con un fantastico cucchiaio."
penalti a lo panenka
Transliteration: penalti a lo panenka
"Marcó el penalti picando el balón con maestría."
cavadinha
Transliteration: cavadinha
"Ele bateu o pênalti de cavadinha e enganou o goleiro."
पैनेंका
Transliteration: painenka
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने पेनल्टी किक पर शानदार पैनेंका गोल किया।"
勺子点球
Transliteration: sháozi diǎnqiú
Script: 中文汉字
"他在点球大战中罚出了一记精彩的勺子点球。"
파넨카 킥
Transliteration: panenka kik
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 선수는 페널티킥을 대담한 파넨카 킥으로 성공시켰다."
パネンカ
Transliteration: panenka
Script: 日本語
"彼は見事なパネンカでPKを決めた。"
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