Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panenka

/pəˈnɛnkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: pa-nen-ka
IPA: /pəˈnɛnkə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Panenka.

noun

A softly-struck chipped penalty kick into the middle of the goal.

Example Sentences

"Amazingly, in the most important football competition in the world, he had scored a penalty kick in the most risky and theatrical way possible, with what is called a panenka, after Antonín Panenka, a Czech footballer who in 1976 scored a vital penalty kick by chipping the ball over the goalkeeper into the center of the net."
"Up stepped Pirlo, who coolly took a Panenka as Hart dived to his right."
"Best used for penalties that are scored in a tidy, unfussy manner – no impudent Panenkas or short runups welcome here, thanks."
"He chipped a Panenka that was so bad it barely had enough power to bounce off the chest of Lukasz Fabianski."

Etymology

Named after Czech football player Antonín Panenka who scored a softly-struck chipped penalty kick down the middle of the goal to win the penalty shootout in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final.

Inflected Forms

panenkas (plural) panenka kick (alternative)

Derived Forms

Brahimka

Questions

How do you pronounce panenka?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈnɛnkə/.
What does panenka mean?: Alternative form of Panenka.
Where does panenka come from?: Named after Czech football player Antonín Panenka who scored a softly-struck chipped penalty kick down the middle of the goal to win the penalty shootout in the UEFA Euro 1976 Final.

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