patota
Portuguese, noun/paˈtɔ.tɐ/
patota is spelled P-A-T-O-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 91,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patota is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cheat, trick (unfair act or advantage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “trapaça no jogo”.
What does patota mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininecheat, trick (unfair act or advantage)
- 2
Brazilfeminineuntrustworthy business
- 3
Brazilcolloquialfemininemob, gang
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. trapaça no jogo 2. jogo de azar 3. casa de jogo 4. logro, burla
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 patota
- patotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patota?
- Brazil /paˈtɔ.tɐ/
- Portugal /pɐˈtɔ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patota in Portuguese?
patota appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).