pataterie
French, noun/pa.ta.tʁi/
pataterie is spelled P-A-T-A-T-E-R-I-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 149,203rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pataterie is a French feminine noun meaning “a restaurant that specializes in serving French fries; chip shop (UK)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Local, endroit, où l’on stocke les patates (Tubercules d’Ipomoea batatas)”.
What does pataterie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea restaurant that specializes in serving French fries; chip shop (UK)
- 2
femininea restaurant that mainly serves potato dishes
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Local, endroit, où l’on stocke les patates (Tubercules d’Ipomoea batatas). 2. Restaurant où l’on mange essentiellement des pommes de terre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pataterie
- patateries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pataterie?
- /pa.ta.tʁi/
- \pa.ta.tʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pataterie in French?
pataterie appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).