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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cavadinha
"Ele bateu o pênalti de cavadinha e enganou o goleiro."
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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 the surname of Antonín Panenka, the Czechoslovak footballer who famously popularized the technique during the 1976 UEFA European Championship final. The proper noun transitioned into a common noun within global sports lexicon to describe this specific style of penalty kick.
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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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