patota

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Catalan

Etymology

From French patte or Spanish pata.

Pronunciation

Noun

patota f (plural patotes)

  1. (card games) cheat, trick

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈtɔtɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧to‧ta
  • Rhymes: -ɔtɐ

Noun

patota f (plural patotas)

  1. cheat, trick (unfair act or advantage)
    Synonym: trapaça
  2. untrustworthy business
  3. (colloquial) mob, gang
    Synonyms: turma, grupo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈtota/ [paˈt̪o.t̪a]

Noun

patota f (plural patotas)

  1. (Latin America) mob, gang
    • 2016 December, “Y quién cuida al Presidente”, in Clarin[1]:
      Desde una parodia de juicio popular a periodistas en plaza de Mayo hasta una patota de Guillermo Moreno revoleando sillas en la Feria del Libro y otra dirigida por un amigo de Kicillof golpeando a Cavallo en la UCA.
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