patapouf

French

Etymology

From pata- (onomatopoeia imitating a falling sound) +‎ pouf (“poof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ta.puf/

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Noun

patapouf m (plural patapoufs)

1. (colloquial) fatty

Interjection

patapouf

1. (childish) splat!

Further reading

• “patapouf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.