peteca

Japanese: peteca
peteca

...A game in which players hit a flat ball with feathers using their bare hands. It was invented in 1936 by German sports teacher Karlhans Krohn, inspired by the traditional Brazilian game "peteca." Peteca is played by hitting three large turkey feathers with a cone-shaped base filled with sand or sawdust.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "peteca" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…羽根のついた平たいボールを素手で打ち合うゲーム。ドイツのスポーツ教師クローンKarlhans Krohnが,1936年にブラジルの伝統的なゲーム〈ペテカpeteca〉にヒントを得て考案した。ペテカは,砂やおがくずを詰め込んだ円錐形の基体に大きな七面鳥の羽根3枚をつけて打ち合って遊ぶもの。…

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