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patente.

patent (explicit and obvious)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/paˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/pɐˈtẽ.tɨ/Portugal

  1. patent (explicit and obvious)

    feminine · masculine
    Está patente que é como digo.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ptnéh₂ti Proto-Italic *pandō Proto-Italic *patēō Latin pateō Latin patentemlbor. Portuguese patente Learned borrowing from Latin patentem.

noun/paˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/pɐˈtẽ.tɨ/Portugal

  1. patent (declaration issued by a government to an inventor)

    feminine

  2. rank (level in an organisation, such as the military)

    feminine

  3. outhouse

    South-Brazil · feminine

  4. toilet (fixture in a bathroom)

    South-Brazil · broadly · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ptnéh₂ti Proto-Italic *pandō Proto-Italic *patēō Latin pateō Latin patentemlbor. Portuguese patente Learned borrowing from Latin patentem.

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