patac

See also: Patac

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈtak]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [paˈtak]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

patac m (plural patacs)

1. (colloquial) a violent blow

   Synonym: batzac

Derived terms

• patac d’aigua
• patacada

Etymology 2

Cognate with Occitan patac, French patard and possibly also Portuguese pataca, Italian patacca, etc.

Noun

patac m (plural patacs)

1. one of various obsolete billon coins from the south of France with a value of one-and-a-half (e.g. the patac de Perpinyà) or two (e.g. the patac d'Avinyó) deniers

Derived terms

• patacó

Further reading

• “patac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.