pattée

adjective

pat·​tée

variants or less commonly paté or patée

pəˈtā

of a cross

: formée

Word History

Etymology

Middle French paté, patté (masculine) & patee, pattee (feminine), from pate, patte paw + -é, -ee -ate

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