pato

/ˈpato/, [ˈpa.t̪o]

duck


Noun pato m (plural patos, feminine pata, feminine plural patas)

  1. duck, drake
  2. (vulgar, slang, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Puerto Rico) homosexual, faggot

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Examples
  • El pato desapareció.

    The duck disappeared.

  • Una vez maté un pato.

    I killed a duck once.

  • Mi hermana no sabe la diferencia entre un ganso y un pato.

    My sister doesn't know the difference between a goose and a duck.

  • Se parece a un pato.

    It looks like a duck.

  • Si se ve un pato y grazna como un pato, pues probablemente no es una ardilla.

    If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's probably not a squirrel.

  • El pato parpa.

    The duck quacks.

  • Él hizo una salsa de arándano rojo para acompañar el pato.

    He made a cranberry sauce to accompany duck.

  • ¿Sabes diferenciar un pato de un ganso?

    Can you tell a duck from a goose?

  • El pato grazna.

    The duck quacks.

  • "Cuac, cuac," dijo el pato.

    "Quack, quack," said the duck.

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