patse

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parche, from Old French parche, from Latin parthica (pellis) (“Parthian (leather)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˈt͡ʃe/ [pɐtˈt͡ʃɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /patˈse/ [pɐt̪ˈsɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: pat‧se

Noun

patsé (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. plaster; sticking plaster
    Synonyms: tapal, panapal, emplasto
  2. patch (piece of cloth used to repair a garment)
    Synonym: tagpi

Derived terms

  • patsehan

Further reading

  • “patse”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “patse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 443
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