patac
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
patac m (plural patacs)
- (colloquial) a violent blow
- Synonym: batzac
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Etymology 2
Cognate with Occitan patac, French patard and possibly also Portuguese pataca, Italian patacca, etc.
Noun
patac m (plural patacs)
- one of various obsolete billon coins from the south of France with a value of one-and-a-half (e.g. the patac de Perpinyà) or two (e.g. the patac d'Avinyó) deniers
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Further reading
- “patac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.