patinete

Galician

A patinete

Etymology

From patín +‎ -ete.

Noun

patinete m (plural patinetes)

1. kick scooter, push scooter, scooter

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• patineta

Etymology

Borrowed from French patinette.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.t͡ʃiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.t͡ʃiˈnɛ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.t͡ʃiˈnɛ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.tiˈnɛ.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
• Hyphenation: pa‧ti‧ne‧te

Noun

patinete (Portugal, Brazil) f or (Brazil) m (plural patinetes)

1. kick scooter, push scooter, scooter

   Synonym: trotineta

Spanish

Etymology

From patín +‎ -ete.

Noun

patinete m (plural patinetes)

1. kick scooter, push scooter, scooter

   Synonym: (Latin America) patín del diablo

   • 2019 January 8, “Cómo elegir el mejor patinete”, in Top Cascos Bici‎^[1]:

     Son muchos los beneficios de poseer un patinete como medio de transporte, gracias a sus cualidades respetuosas con el medio ambiente y por economía.

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Derived terms

• patinete eléctrico

 

Further reading

• “patinete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10