Definition of "pata" [pata]

• An abbreviation of Patagonia.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Arriving on the land of Huanay-pata, which is near where now stands the"
• "As the last free ranging pigs in Europe, Iberico pigs, popularly known as pata negra, or black hoof, roam in the dehesa, an indigenous forest of southwestern Spain eating acorns as well as mushrooms and herbs."
• "Mr. Ortúzar offers a dish of mackerel escabeche that is a good place to start, a kind of double-cooked ceviche on a bed of crisp paella with a blanket of the Ibérico ham known as pata negra."