patife

/paˈtʃifi/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os patifes

Meaning

  1. scoundrel

    • Que patife!

      What a scoundrel!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

canalha

canalha and patife are close synonyms for "scoundrel," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

canalla

canalla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Spanish

rufián

rufián is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Spanish

sinvergüenza

sinvergüenza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scoundrel."

Practice

1 What does patife mean?

2 Fill the gap: Que ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches patife?

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