pateta

See also: patèta

French

Pronunciation

Verb

pateta

  1. third-person singular past historic of pateter

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Spanish pateta, from pata. Unrelated to patético.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈtɛ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈtɛ.ta/

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

Noun

pateta m or f by sense (plural patetas)

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

Derived terms

  • patetar

Adjective

pateta m or f (plural patetas)

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

Further reading

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