"patteran" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: patterans [plural]
Etymology: From Romani patrin (“leaf”), perhaps specifically from an inflected form like Vlax Romani pateryánsa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|rom|patrin||leaf}} Romani patrin (“leaf”), {{cog|rmy||pateryánsa}} Vlax Romani pateryánsa Head templates: {{en-noun}} patteran (plural patterans)
  1. Any of several coded signs left along a road or on a non-Roma house by one Rom to another. The most common ones consist of crossed sprigs (usually of different trees or shrubs) indicating, for example, a direction travelled. Synonyms: patrin
    Sense id: en-patteran-en-noun-dKC5-aak Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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