Croquet

/kroʊˈkeɪ/ noun

Definition

Croquet is an outdoor game where players hit wooden balls through small metal hoops using long-handled mallets. It is usually played on grass in a calm, social setting.

Etymology

From French *croquet*, probably from *croche* “hook,” related to the curved shape of early mallets or sticks. The modern game developed in 19th-century Europe as a garden sport.

Kelly Says

Croquet looks gentle, but in its early days people played fiercely and used tricky shots to knock opponents’ balls far away. It’s like a slow-motion battle on grass, disguised as a polite picnic game.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮከት
kroh-keh-t
ARالعربية
كروكيه
kroh-kee-h
BNবাংলা
ক্রোকেট
kroh-keh-t
CACatalà
croquet
KROH-keh
CSČeština
kroket
KROH-keh
DADansk
kroket
KROH-keh
DEDeutsch
Krocket
KROH-keht
ELΕλληνικά
κροκέ
kroh-KEH
ESEspañol
croquet
KROH-keh
FAفارسی
کرکت
kroh-keh-t
FISuomi
kroket
KROH-keh
FRFrançais
croquet
KROH-kay
GUGU
ક્રોકેટ
kroh-keh-t
HAHA
kroket
KROH-keh
HEעברית
קרוקט
KROH-keh-t
HIहिन्दी
क्रोकेट
kroh-keh-t
HUMagyar
kroket
KROH-keh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kroket
KROH-keh
IGIG
kroket
KROH-keh
ITItaliano
croquet
KROH-keh
JA日本語
クロッケー
kurokke
KKKK
крокет
KROH-keht
KMKM
ក្រូកេត
kroh-keh-t
KO한국어
크로켓
keuroket
MRMR
क्रोकेट
kroh-keh-t
MSBahasa Melayu
kroket
KROH-keh
MYမြန်မာ
ကရိုက်
kay-rite
NLNederlands
croquet
KROH-keh
NONorsk
krokket
KROH-keh
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਕੇਟ
kroh-keh-t
PLPolski
krokiety
KROH-kee-eh-tee
PTPortuguês
croquet
KROH-keh
RORomână
crochet
KROH-keh
RUРусский
крокет
KROH-keht
SVSvenska
krocket
KROH-keh
SWKiswahili
kroketi
kroh-KEH-tee
TAதமிழ்
குரோக்கெட்
kuroh-keh-t
TEతెలుగు
క్రోకెట్
kroh-keh-t
THไทย
คร็อกเก็ต
khrok keht
TLTL
kroket
KROH-keh
TRTürkçe
croket
KROH-keh
UKУкраїнська
крокет
KROH-keht
URاردو
کرکٹ
kroh-keh-t
VITiếng Việt
croquet
KROH-keh
YOYO
kroketi
kroh-KEH-tee
ZH中文
克罗凯
kè luō kǎi
ZUZU
ikroketi
ee-kroh-KEH-tee

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