pataca
Portuguese, noun/paˈta.kɐ/
pataca is spelled P-A-T-A-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pataca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a silver coin worth 320 réis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “moeda brasileira de prata que valia 320 réis”.
What does pataca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea silver coin worth 320 réis
- 2
femininepataca (monetary unit of Portuguese Timor)
- 3
feminineescudo coin
- 4
femininepataca (monetary unit of Macau)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. moeda brasileira de prata que valia 320 réis 2. meio através do qual são efetuadas transações monetárias em Macau e no Timor 3. a cédula e a moeda (divisíveis em cem unidades menores, denominadas avos) us. nessas transações 4. qualquer soma em dinheiro; moeda corrente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pataca
- patacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pataca?
- Brazil /paˈta.kɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈta.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pataca in Portuguese?
pataca appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).