patesca

== Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === patesca f (plural patescas) (nautical) a type of simple pulley system === Noun === patesca m (plural patescas) (nautical jargon, dated) seadog (an experienced seaman) Synonym: lobo do mar === Adjective === patesca m or f (plural patescas) (of a pulley system) having a single wheel (nautical jargon, dated) experienced in seafaring, or characteristic of advanced seamanship; salty === Further reading === “patesca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “patesca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026