Spanish word

patín

Pronunciation

IPA/paˈtin/

Meaning

  • masculine nounskate

Example

Me puse los patines para ir a la pista.

I put on my skates to go to the rink.

Illustration for patín (skate)

More examples

Alquilamos patines de ruedas en la playa.

We rented roller skates at the beach.

Core concept

Attached shoe-like apparatus with wheels or a steel blade for sliding on solid ground or ice.

Common phrases

  • patines de hielo

    ice skates

  • patines de ruedas

    roller skates

Similar words

patín en línea: Inline skate boot with wheels aligned front-to-back for fast rolling and tight turns on pavement.
patín de hielo: Boot with a long sharpened blade on the sole used to glide, stop, and turn on ice.
patineta: Platform board on four wheels ridden while standing to cruise, push, or perform skate tricks.

Definition in Spanish

Objeto fijado al pie que facilita el deslizamiento mediante ruedas o una cuchilla, empleado en superficies sólidas o en hielo.

Word origin

Loaned from French patin into Spanish as patín, extending to both wheel-based and blade-based skates.

Usage tips

  • Patín can be ambiguous alone, so add a descriptor (de ruedas, en línea, de hielo) when the surface or skate type matters.

Other meanings

  • roller skatenoun
  • ice skatenoun

Related words

  • patinarskateverb
  • patinajeskatingnoun
  • patinadorskaternoun

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