patac

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈtak]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈtak]

Onomatopoeic.

patac m (plural patacs)

1. (colloquial) a violent blow

   Synonym: batzac

• patac d’aigua
• patacada

Cognate with Occitan patac, French patard and possibly also Portuguese pataca, Italian patacca, etc.

 

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patac

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patac m (plural patacs)

1. one of various obsolete billon coins from the south of France with a value of one-and-a-half (e.g. the patac de Perpinyà) or two (e.g. the patac d'Avinyó) deniers

• patacó

• “patac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.