patovica

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /patoˈbika/ [pa.t̪oˈβ̞i.ka]
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: pa‧to‧vi‧ca

Noun

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patovica m (plural patovicas)

  1. bouncer (security guard employed at bars or nightclubs)
    • 2012, Gavra Akhenazi, El Tendedero, page 13:
      El barman y el patovica gordo la mandaron a la oficina vidriada del piso superior. Vidriada en un tono humo, en el que se reflejaban las luces de las bochas de espejos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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