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"Patán" is an adjective which is often translated as "uncouth", and "patinaje" is a noun which is often translated as "skating". Learn more about the difference between "patán" and "patinaje" below.
patán(
pah
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tahn
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (colloquial) (coarse man)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. lout
La fiesta estaba llena de patanes borrachos y decidí irme.The party was full of drunken louts and I decided to leave.
3. (pejorative) (uneducated countryman)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. yokel (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Contrató a un patán para que le cuidara la casa de campo.He hired some yokel to watch over his farmhouse.
b. bumpkin (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Qué vas a hacer en ese pueblo, si ahí solo viven patanes.What are you going to do in that town? Only bumpkins live there.
c. redneck (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Le vendí el tractor a un patán.I sold the tractor to a redneck.
d. hick (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
En el bar había un par de patanes emborrachándose.There were a couple of hicks getting drunk at the bar.
el patinaje(
pah
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tee
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nah
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heh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
