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Etymology
From French patte or Spanish pata.
Pronunciation
Noun
patota f (plural patotes)
- (card games) cheat, trick
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
- Hyphenation: pa‧to‧ta
Noun
patota f (plural patotas)
- (Brazil) cheat, trick (unfair act or advantage)
- Synonyms: batota, trapaça
- (Brazil) untrustworthy business
- (Brazil, colloquial) mob, gang
- Synonym: gangue
Spanish
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈtota/
- Rhymes: -ota
- Syllabification: pa‧to‧ta
Noun
patota f (plural patotas)
- (Latin America) mob, gang
- Synonyms: pandilla, mara, cuadrilla
2016 December, “Y quién cuida al Presidente”, in Clarin:Desde una parodia de juicio popular a periodistas en plaza de Mayo hasta una patota de Guillermo Moreno revoleando sillas en la Feria del Libro y otra dirigida por un amigo de Kicillof golpeando a Cavallo en la UCA.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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