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łata.

patch (piece of material used to repair a hole in garment)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwa.ta/[ˈwa.ta][ˈwa.ta]Łowicz[ˈwa.ta]
  1. patch (piece of material used to repair a hole in garment)

    feminine
  2. badge, patch (piece of cloth of a particular colour, shape, or with a particular inscription, worn on clothes)

    feminine
  3. patch (that which fills or covers a hole in something, e.g. an asphalt patch)

    feminine
  4. patch, speckle (part of fur or hide of an animal with a different color)

    feminine
  5. flank (cut of beef)

    feminine
  6. patch, patch file

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lata. Etymology 1 sense 6 is a semantic loan from English patch.

noun/ˈwa.ta/[ˈwa.ta][ˈwa.ta]Łowicz[ˈwa.ta]
  1. batten (horizontal wood beam supporting the tiles or other outer roofing material)

    feminine
  2. shuttering board, formwork board

    feminine
  3. fitting for a plough runner

    feminine
  4. synonym of listwa (“strip on rafters to support a straw underlayment”)

    feminine · Łowicz
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle High German latte /late.

noun/ˈwa.ta/[ˈwa.ta][ˈwa.ta]Łowicz[ˈwa.ta]
  1. bubble level

    feminine
  2. water level gauge

    feminine
  3. square sawn timber between 32 mm and 10 cm thick

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Latte.

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