patê
Portuguese, noun/paˈte/
patê is spelled P-A-T-Ê (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patê is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pâté (finely-ground paste of meat, game fish or vegetables)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pasta que envolve carnes, peixes e recheios, tudo cozido juntamente”.
What does patê mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepâté (finely-ground paste of meat, game fish or vegetables)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pasta que envolve carnes, peixes e recheios, tudo cozido juntamente 2. pasta de fígado de aves, especialmente de ganso, mas também de boi e outros animais
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 patê
- patês plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patê?
- Brazil /paˈte/
- Portugal /paˈte/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patê
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patê in Portuguese?
patê appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).