pataka
noun
pataka is spelled P-A-T-A-K-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pataka means “A Maori storehouse for food, typically raised above the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pataka is patakas.
How many letters and syllables are in pataka?
| Letters | 6: P-A-T-A-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pataka?
Pataka appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pataka
- patakas plural
- phataka
- patakha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pataka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Maori storehouse for food, typically raised above the ground.
The brown grass that Barry cut for us / With the new sickle, is lying in heaps / Between the house and the door of the pataka / Where we stuck our mattresses.
- 2
IndiaA firecracker; a small paper packet of coloured potash and pieces of kankar, exploding when thrown against a hard surface.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pataka come from?
Borrowed from Māori pātaka.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).