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patego

Portuguese, noun/paˈte.ɡu/

patego is spelled P-A-T-E-G-O (6 letters). Patego is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “simpleton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does patego mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    colloquialdumb, stupid

noun

  1. 1

    colloquialmasculinesimpleton

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of patego

  • patega feminine
  • pategos masculine plural
  • pategas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce patego?

  • Brazil /paˈte.ɡu/
  • Portugal /pɐˈte.ɡu/
  • Portugal [pɐˈte.ɣu]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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