Pateros

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Philippines/pɐˈtɛ.ɾos/

proper noun

An independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Origin

  1. SpanishPateros
  2. EnglishPateros

Borrowed from Spanish Pateros, from pateros, the plural of patero (“duck hunter”), from pato (“duck”) + -ero.

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APA

Pateros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pateros

MLA

“Pateros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pateros. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pateros,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pateros.

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