patrilateral

[ pa-truh-lat-er-uh l, pey- ]

/ ˌpæ trəˈlæt ər əl, ˌpeɪ- /

adjective

related through the father.

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We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby patrilateral

patrick's test, patrick, saint, patriclinous, patricliny, patrifocal, patrilateral, patrilineage, patrilineal, patrilinear, patriliny, patrilocal

Compare matrilateral.

Origin of patrilateral

First recorded in 1945–50; patri- + lateral