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Panenka.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈnɛnkə/
  1. A softly-struck chipped penalty kick into the middle of the goal.

Where this word comes 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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.