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pateta

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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pateta

  1. third-person singular past historic of pateter

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed from Spanish pateta, from pata.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧te‧ta

Noun

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pateta m or f by sense (plural patetas)

  1. fool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
  2. dimwit, dummy

Derived terms

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Adjective

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pateta m or f (plural patetas)

  1. silly, goofy
  2. stupid
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

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