patac

See also: Patac

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈtak]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [paˈtak]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

patac m (plural patacs)

(colloquial) a violent blow
Synonym: batzac

Derived terms

patac d’aigua
patacada

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

Derived terms

patacó

Further reading

“patac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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