Kilo Lingo

/pætʃ/

Line drawing of patch
Coloured illustration of patch
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Translation

A small piece of material used to cover a hole, or a small area that is different from what is around it.

Word origin

From Middle English pacche; where the word came from before that is not certain.

Origin
Middle English
Root
pacche

Grammar

Gender
Pluralpatches

Examples

sewed jeans.

A patch is a small piece of material that covers a hole.

.

Here "patches" means small areas that look different.

camping .

Here "patched" is a verb; to repair with a patch.

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This word is part of lesson 59.