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patol

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Tamil புடோல் (puṭōl).

Noun

patol

  1. Trichosanthes cucumerina

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.tɔl/
  • Rhymes: -atɔl
  • Syllabification: pa‧tol

Etymology 1

Clipping of patyk + -ol.

Noun

patol m animal or m inan

  1. (colloquial) stick (branch, long piece of wood)
    Synonym: patyk
Declension

Noun

patol m animal

  1. (slang) thousand zloty
    Synonyms: kafel, patyk, tauzen, tysiak
  2. (slang) low-quality alcoholic beverage
Declension

Etymology 2

Back-formation from patologia.

Noun

patol m pers (female equivalent patolka)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) used to comment on usually lower-class individuals, families or relationships displaying antisocial or abusive traits
    Synonym: patus
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
  • patolski
noun
  • patolstwo
adjective
nouns

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

patol f

  1. genitive plural of patola

Further reading

  • patol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • patol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

patol (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. act of noticing or paying attention to someone inferior or not worthwhile
  2. act of fighting someone who is unable to fight back or defend oneself
  3. (colloquial) flirting; making a move on someone
Derived terms
  • pagpatol
  • patola
  • patolera
  • patolero
  • patulan
  • pumatol

Etymology 2

Noun

patol (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜓᜎ᜔) (botany)

  1. petrified mung bean
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