patache

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UK/paˈtɑːʃ/

noun

A dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.

OriginSpanish patache →
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Meanings

nounpatache (plural pataches)

plural pataches

  1. A dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.
  2. A horse-drawn carriage with two wheels used in France.

Origin

  1. Spanishpatache
  2. Englishpatache

Borrowed from Spanish patache, of uncertain origin. The carriage sense is after French.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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