patapouf

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pata- (onomatopoeia imitating a falling sound) +‎ pouf (“poof”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pa.ta.puf/
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Noun[edit]

patapouf m (plural patapoufs)

(colloquial) fatty

Interjection[edit]

patapouf

(childish) splat!

Further reading[edit]

“patapouf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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