patola

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

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).

• Lopata, palato-, tapalo

• petola, ketola

From Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “pointed gourd”).

patola (plural patola-patola)

1. loofah, Luffa cylindrica

patola

1. amethystine python (Simalia amethistina)

Clipping of patologia.

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

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

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

• Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

patola f (plural patolas)

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

patola m or f by sense (plural patolas)

1. fool; simpleton

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈtola/ [pɐˈt̪oː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

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

• palaot

Possibly from North Moluccan Malay [Term?].

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈt̪o.l̪a/

patola

1. python

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