pato

Meaning

1. (masculine) duck
2. (masculine,specifically) drake (male duck)
3. (Brazil,figuratively,masculine) a naïve person

Hyphenated as

pa‧to

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpa.tu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pato (“duck”), from Andalusian Arabic بَطّ (paṭṭ), from Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ, “duck”), from Persian بت (bat, “duck”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish pato and Swahili bata.

Sentences

Meu conselho é pato e cruzar com a direita .

My advice is duck and cross with the right.

Caso você não saiba , nada melhor que o pato com nabos .

In case you didn't know, nothing beats the duck with turnips.