French word

ping-pong

Pronunciation

IPA/piŋpɔŋ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounping-pong

Example

J'aime jouer au ping-pong.

I like playing ping-pong.

Illustration for ping-pong (ping-pong)

More examples

Nous avons organisé un match de ping-pong hier soir.

We organized a ping-pong match last night.

Core concept

A fast indoor rally in which a light ball travels back and forth across a netted table.

Common phrases

  • jouer au ping-pong

    play ping-pong

  • un match de ping-pong

    a ping-pong match

  • une partie de ping-pong

    a game of ping-pong

Similar words

tennis de table: The formal name for an indoor sport where players strike a ball over a net on a table.
tennis: An outdoor racket sport played on a large court with players hitting a ball over a net.

Definition in French

Désigne le jeu récréatif aussi appelé tennis de table, souvent désigné familièrement par le terme ping-pong.

Word origin

French borrowed ping-pong from English, where the repeated sound pattern imitates the noises associated with the game.

Usage tips

  • Tennis de table is the standard formal or sporting term, while ping-pong is the familiar everyday term.

Related words

  • ping-pongisteping-pong playernoun

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