patola

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See also: Patola and Patoła

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં (paṭoḷā̃), plural of પટોળું (paṭoḷũ).

Noun

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patola (countable and uncountable, plural patolas)

  1. A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
  2. Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
  3. Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
  4. Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).

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Polish

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Etymology

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Clipping of patologia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈtɔ.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

Noun

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patola f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) behavior that violates generally accepted social norms
    Synonym: patologia
  2. (collective, colloquial, derogatory) people whose way of life, conduct, or behavior violates generally accepted social norms

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adjective
adverb
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Further reading

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  • patola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • patola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

Noun

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patola f (plural patolas)

  1. pincer (claw of a crustacean)
  2. (slang) foot
  3. the hook of a crane
  4. a group of fools

Noun

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patola m or f by sense (plural patolas)

  1. fool; simpleton

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)).[1] Sense 3 is a play from patol. Compare Malay ketola, petola.

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Noun

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patola (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜎ)

  1. ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula)
  2. (slang) lower rank
  3. (slang) someone who likes to engage conflict with people despite not being worth it

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 135

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West Makian

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Etymology

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Possibly from North Moluccan Malay [Term?].

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Noun

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patola

  1. python

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics