06 June 2011

shirt is patora

patorapatora = shirt (noun) (some things Google found for "patora": an uncommon term; Patora Fine Jewelers of Indianapolis; user names; an unusual last name; Patora Construction of South Africa; Patora is a female character in Argentine comic Patoruzú; name of a city in India)

Word derivation for "shirt":
Basque = alkandora, Finnish = paita
Miresua = patora

The Basque word alkandora is from Old Castilian which is from Arabic. The Finnish word paita means duck (quack!) in Basque.

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