patas

See also: pataš, and påtas

English

Etymology

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Noun

patas (plural patases)

1. A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas, found in West and East Africa.
   • 1999, Robert W. Sussman, The Biological Basis of Human Behavior‎^[1], →ISBN, page 173:

     When a male patas observes a predator approaching its group, he performs a noisy display, shaking the branches and overtly calling attention to himself.

Derived terms

• patas monkey

Anagrams

• ataps, pasta, tapas

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧tas
• IPA^(key): /ˈpatas/ [ˈpa.tas]

Adjective

patas

1. level; even; tied (in a game)

   Synonyms: patag, sarama

Derived terms

• magpatas
• pagpatas

 

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpatas/ [ˈpa.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -atas
• Syllabification: pa‧tas

Adjective

patas

1. Acronym of cepat dan terbatas (“limited express”, literally “fast and limited”).

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tas/
• Rhymes: -atas
• Hyphenation: pà‧tas

Noun

patas m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of pata

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tɐʃ/

Noun

patas

1. plural of pata

Spanish

Noun

patas m (plural patas)

1. devil; Satan

Noun

patas f pl

1. plural of pata

Further reading

• “patas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpatas/ [ˈpaː.t̪ɐs]
• Rhymes: -atas
• Syllabification: pa‧tas

Etymology 1

Noun

patas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜐ᜔)

1. stock; heap; pile

   Synonyms: salansan, tumpok

Etymology 2

Noun

patas (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜐ᜔)

1. draw; tie in a game

   Synonyms: tabla, tablado

See also

• amanos

 

Anagrams

• sapat, tsapa, tapas