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pateta.

fool

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈtɛ.tɐ/Brazil/pɐˈtɛ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. fool

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. dimwit, dummy

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps borrowed from Spanish pateta, from pata. Unrelated to patético.

adj/paˈtɛ.tɐ/Brazil/pɐˈtɛ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. silly, goofy

    feminine · masculine

  2. stupid

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps borrowed from Spanish pateta, from pata. Unrelated to patético.

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