Pub Quiz thread

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‘Panna’ is the preferred term by kids these days. Is that ‘cream’ in Italian? Or is it Sranan Tongo (from Suriname) meaning ‘little gate’ (although apparently not in any dictionary of that language)? Or there’s ‘forehead’ in Swedish, as in <doh> perhaps? I don’t know the etymology, in short!
 
andytoprankin said:
‘Panna’ is the preferred term by kids these days. Is that ‘cream’ in Italian? Or is it Sranan Tongo (from Suriname) meaning ‘little gate’ (although apparently not in any dictionary of that language)? Or there’s ‘forehead’ in Swedish, as in <doh> perhaps? I don’t know the etymology, in short!
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When I was coaching juniors, panna and nutmeg were really two different things. The former was a 1v1 practise game played in a confined area, used mainly to increase the ability of players to shield the ball from opponents as well as put into practice ball control learned during Coerver drills. The games were quick - first to score won and stayed on against the next opponent. A nutmeg was simply one strategy used to get past the opponent and score.

Like you though, I've no idea where the names came from...
 
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