metepatas

Spanish

noun

Definitions

screw-up; buffoon

Etymology

Compound from Spanish, Castilian meter + Spanish, Castilian pata (animal leg, human foot).

Origin

Spanish

pata

Gloss

animal leg, human foot

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*patta Latin
patte French
meter Spanish, Castilian
pata Spanish, Castilian
patada Spanish, Castilian
patalear Spanish, Castilian
patidifuso Spanish, Castilian
patilla Spanish, Castilian
patudo Spanish, Castilian
patón Spanish, Castilian
pata Portuguese
meter Old Spanish