What does pato in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word pato in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pato in Spanish.

The word pato in Spanish means duck, boredom, patho-, queer, dance badly, dance poorly, act the fool, cured duck breast, take the rap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pato

duck

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (ave anseriforme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pato levantó el vuelo al escuchar el disparo del cazador.
The duck took flight when it heard the hunter's shot.

boredom

nombre masculino (coloquial (aburrimiento, apatía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Qué pato tengo hoy! Se nota que es lunes.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mathew is a total bore. He just sits at home watching TV all day.

patho-

prefijo (enfermedad)

(prefix: Added to front of word stem--for example, unsaid = un+said.)
El paciente presentaba un extraño cuadro patológico.
The patient had strange pathological symptoms.

queer

nombre masculino (CU, PA: ofensivo (hombre homosexual) (colloquial, possibly offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dance badly, dance poorly

locución verbal (con mal ritmo)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

act the fool

locución verbal (MX: coloquial (hacerse el tonto)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

cured duck breast

(pechuga curada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El jamón de pato es delicioso.
Cured duck breast is delicious.

take the rap

locución verbal (cargar con las culpas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Es él quien crea problemas y tú vas a pagar el pato. Es injusto.
He's the one who makes trouble and you take the rap. It's unfair.

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