patate

Meaning

  1. Ellipsis of patate douce.; sweet potato
  2. (informal) potato
  3. (colloquial) a violent punch during a brawl
  4. (colloquial) a powerful shot or throw

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pa.tat/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish patata (“potato”), from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).

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