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patache

UK/paˈtɑːʃ/

patache noun: a dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.

Noun

patache (plural pataches)

  1. A dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.
  2. A horse-drawn carriage with two wheels used in France.

Forms of patache

pluralpataches

Origin of patache

Borrowed from Spanish patache, of uncertain origin. The carriage sense is after French.

Questions about patache

What does patache mean?
Patache means a dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.
What part of speech is patache?
Patache is a noun.
How do you pronounce patache?
Patache is pronounced /paˈtɑːʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of patache?
The plural of patache is pataches.

Words near patache in the dictionary

  1. Pata West
  2. pataca
  3. patacake
  4. patacas
  5. patach
  6. patache
  7. pataches
  8. patacoon
  9. patacoons
  10. pataecid
  11. pataecids

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