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pata^¹

/pəˈtɑ/

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From Marathi पट्टा (paṭṭā) or a related term in another Indian language. Compare the longer form Marathi दांडपट्टा (dāṇḍpaṭṭā).

noun patas · patta

An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.
Similar: dandpatta

PATA^²

noun

abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of parallel ATA: a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk.

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@misc{pata_2026,
  title = {pata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}