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patridge

UK/ˈpatɹɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈpætɹɪd͡ʒ/

patridge is the alternative form of partridge.

Meaning of partridge

Noun

partridge (plural partridges or partridge)

  1. Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
    • On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree.
  2. (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
  3. (obsolete) A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

See all 5 meanings of partridge

Proper noun capitalized: Patridge

Patridge (plural Patridges)

  1. A surname.

Forms of patridge

Noun
pluralpatridges
alternative formpa'tridge
Proper noun
pluralPatridges

Questions about patridge

What does patridge mean?
Patridge means a surname.
What is patridge the alternative form of?
Patridge is the alternative form of partridge.
What part of speech is patridge?
Patridge is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce patridge?
Patridge is pronounced /ˈpatɹɪd͡ʒ/ (UK).

Words near patridge in the dictionary

  1. patriclinous
  2. patrico
  3. patricoes
  4. patricos
  5. Patricroft
  6. patridge
  7. patridges
  8. Patrie
  9. Patries
  10. patrifocal
  11. patrifocality

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patridge (page history and authors); Patridge (page history and authors); partridge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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