patis

[pah-tees, pah-tis]

noun

1. a fish sauce used in Filipino cuisine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of patis¹

First recorded in 1950–55; from Pilipino

Example Sentences

Using light traps, surveyors had been looking for the limnephilus taricus species of caddisfly, but instead found the limnephilus patis, which is even rarer.

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Commercial versions can include a variety of ingredients, even strawberries, but the basic recipe is equal parts white sugar cane vinegar or rice wine vinegar and light soy mixed with finely diced white onion, garlic, chilli, lime juice and fish sauce – “Filipino patis if you can get it.”

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Mr. Dulos’s lawyer, Norm Patis, said that Mr. Dulos “categorically” denied being involved with Ms. Dulos’s disappearance.

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Still, he makes sure to keep the kitchen well stocked with patis as an extra seasoning for diners who can’t live without it — like his wife.

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Do I taste patis ­– Filipino fish sauce – too?

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