patota

== Catalan == === Etymology === From French patte or Spanish pata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pəˈto̞.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [pəˈtɔ.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [paˈtɔ.ta] === Noun === patota f (plural patotes) (card games) cheat, trick === Further reading === “patota”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == 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 === Further reading === “patota”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “patota”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈtota/ [paˈt̪o.t̪a] Rhymes: -ota Syllabification: pa‧to‧ta === Noun === patota f (plural patotas) (Latin America) mob, gang Synonyms: pandilla, mara, cuadrilla ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “patota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025