pato

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A duck that people often eat in Spanish or Portuguese cooking

: pato

The chef demonstrated how to properly cook a pato using traditional Spanish techniques.

Examples

I ordered a pato en salsa for dinner, which was served with rice and vegetables.
The restaurant's signature dish is grilled pato served with orange sauce.
In some regions, pato is a traditional meal during festive celebrations.
He ordered the pato because he wanted to try something authentic from the local cuisine.
El pato nadó en el lago.
I saw a pato at the park yesterday.
In the Mercado, the chef selected a fresh pato to prepare for the traditional dish.

pato singular

patos plural

Pato is the Spanish and Portuguese word for 'duck', so when you see pato on a menu it usually means a duck dish.