patola

Borrowed from Gujarati પટોળાં (paṭoḷā̃), plural of પટોળું (paṭoḷũ).

patola (countable and uncountable, plural patolas)

1. A double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
2. Luffa spp. (Philippine usage).
3. Trichosanthes cucumerina (Sinhalese usage).
4. Trichosanthes dioica (Portuguese usage).

• Lopata, palato-, tapalo

Clipping of patologia.

• IPA^(key): /paˈtɔ.la/
• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

patola f

1. (colloquial, derogatory) behavior that violates generally accepted social norms

   Synonym: patologia

2. (collective, colloquial, derogatory) people whose way of life, conduct, or behavior violates generally accepted social norms

• patola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• patola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: pa‧to‧la

patola f (plural patolas)

1. pincer (claw of a crustacean)
2. (slang) foot
3. the hook of a crane
4. a group of fools

patola m or f by sense (plural patolas)

1. fool; simpleton

Borrowed from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola, “pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)”).[1] Sense 3 is a play from patol.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈtola/ [pɐˈto.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: pa‧to‧la

patola (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜎ)

1. ridged gourd (Luffa acutangula)
2. (slang) lower rank
3. (slang) someone who likes to engage conflict with people despite not being worth it

Possibly from North Moluccan Malay [Term?].

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈt̪o.l̪a/

patola

1. python

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics