pataquès

See also: pataques

French

Etymology

From the example phrase je ne sais pas-t-à qu'est-ce, or originally je ne sais pas-t-à qui est-ce "I don't know whose it is", a mispronunciation in which a "t" sound is inserted as an incorrect liason.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ta.kɛs/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

pataquès m (invariable)

1. intrusive s, intrusive t (a type of speech error whereby a word-final /t/ or /s/ is pronounced for euphony, though it is not part of the word's spelling)
2. malapropism
3. (colloquial) jumble, muddle

Further reading

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