patavina (in expression)nounfeminineinformal/pɐtɐˈvinɐ/lowpa·ta·vi·naPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionUsed only in the negative expression 'not to understand a word/thing' (lit. not to understand a patavina).He explained the theory, but I didn't understand a patavina of it.When they speak in dialect, I don't understand a patavina.syna thinga wordEtymologyDo italiano 'patavino' (de Pádua, Padovano). Usado na expressão fixa.