patovica
Spanish, noun/patoˈbika/
patovica is spelled P-A-T-O-V-I-C-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 135,232nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patovica is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bouncer (security guard employed at bars or nightclubs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que practica gimnasia destinada a la hipertrofia muscular”.
What does patovica mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebouncer (security guard employed at bars or nightclubs)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que practica gimnasia destinada a la hipertrofia muscular. 2. Por extensión, persona de musculatura muy desarrollada. 3. Guardia que controla el acceso y cuida del orden en locales públicos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patovica
- patovicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patovica?
- /patoˈbika/
- [pa.t̪oˈβ̞i.ka]
- [pat̪oˈβ̞ika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patovica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patovica in Spanish?
patovica appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).