patis
[ pah-tees, pah-tis ]
noun
a fish sauce used in Filipino cuisine.
Origin of patis
1First recorded in 1950–55; from Pilipino
Words Nearby patis
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How to use patis in a sentence
Each company has a large band of music, amounting to ten men, where there are six patis or squads.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal | Fancis Buchanan HamiltonThree manas are sown on a rupini about the 1st of July, and about the 1st of November produce eight patis.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal | Fancis Buchanan HamiltonAbout the 1st of November two manas are sown on a rupini; and about May produce twelve patis.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal | Fancis Buchanan HamiltonA rupini produces about ten patis, or an acre about three bushels and a half.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal | Fancis Buchanan HamiltonAcross this court-yard, or patis as they call it, Dan, and then we're in the street.
Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser | Walter Fenton Mott
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