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Pateros

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/pɐˈtɛ.ɾos/

Pateros proper noun: an independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Proper noun

Pateros

  1. An independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Origin of Pateros

Borrowed from Spanish Pateros, from pateros, the plural of patero (“duck hunter”), from pato (“duck”) + -ero.

Questions about Pateros

What does Pateros mean?
Pateros means an independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines.
What part of speech is Pateros?
Pateros is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pateros?
Pateros is pronounced /pɐˈtɛ.ɾos/ (Philippines).

Words near Pateros in the dictionary

  1. paternosterer
  2. paternosterers
  3. paternostering
  4. paternosters
  5. Paternot
  6. Pateros
  7. paters
  8. Paterson
  9. Paterson's curse
  10. Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome
  11. Patersonia

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