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pata.

canvas shoe, trainer, sneaker

4 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑ.tɑ//ˈpɑ.taː/
  1. canvas shoe, trainer, sneaker

    common-gender · slang
  2. synonym of schoen (“shoe”)

    Netherlands · common-gender · slang
Where this word comes from

Possibly a clipping of patapedo (“canvas shoe”), of unclear origin; since the term is first attested in the 1930s, with the specific meaning 'canvas shoe', proposed derivations via Sranan Tongo from Portuguese sapato (“(leather) shoe”), Portuguese pata (“paw, foot”), or Yoruba bàta (“(leather) shoe”) seem unlikely. Cognate of Sranan Tongo pata (“canvas shoe”).

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