passaat

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch passaat, shortening of passaatwind, whose first element derives from Spanish pasada. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈsɑːt/ === Noun === passaat (plural passate) A passage, a transit, a crossing. Synonym: passasie A trade wind. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === passaet (obsolete) === Etymology === Shortening of passaatwind, equivalent to a borrowing from Spanish pasada. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɑˈsaːt/ Hyphenation: pas‧saat Rhymes: -aːt === Noun === passaat m (plural passaten, diminutive passaatje n) a trade wind in the Atlantic or Indian Ocean; usually an easterly in the tropics when not qualified otherwise [from mid 17th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== oostpassaat passaatgordel westpassaat ==== Related terms ==== passaatwind ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: passaat == Finnish == === Verb === passaat second-person singular present indicative of passata === Anagrams === passata