Masculine

pateta

Meaning

Concepts

goose
🪿
changeling
cretin
dopey
half-wit
idiot
imbecile
moron
noodle
retard
simpleton
stooge
bozo
straight man
Synonyms

ganso
C2
🪿
marreco
otário
C1
estúpido
A2
imbecil
B1
parvo
B1
retardado
C2
tolo
B2
cretino
B2
bobo
C1
boboca
burro
B2
🫏
débil mental
idiota
A1
Translations

gans
🪿
oca
🪿

χήνα

oie
🪿
oca
🪿
kaz
🪿
ganso
Gans
🪿
ánsar
oca
🪿
anser
🪿

auca

ānser

qaz
🪿
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈtɛ.tɐ/
Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish
pateta
In summary

Perhaps borrowed from Spanish pateta, from pata. Unrelated to patético.

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