patache

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /paˈtɑːʃ/

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.

Etymology

From Spanish patache.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pataʃ/

Noun

patache f (plural pataches)

1. patache (carriage)

Further reading

• “patache” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Origin uncertain; perhaps from Arabic بَطَّاش‎ (baṭṭāš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtat͡ʃe/, [paˈt̪at͡ʃe]

Noun

patache m (plural pataches)

1. patache (boat)

Further reading

• “patache” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.