FromDutchpassaat, shortening ofpassaatwind, whose first element derives fromSpanishpasada.

• IPA^(key): /paˈsɑːt/

passaat (pluralpassate)

1. Apassage, atransit, acrossing.

   Synonym:passasie

2. Atrade wind.

• passaet(obsolete)

Shortening ofpassaatwind, equivalent to a borrowing fromSpanishpasada.

• IPA^(key): /pɑˈsaːt/

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• Hyphenation:pas‧saat
• Rhymes:-aːt

passaat m (pluralpassaten,diminutivepassaatje n)

1. atrade wind in theAtlantic orIndian Ocean; usually aneasterly in thetropics when not qualified otherwise[from mid 17th c.]

• oostpassaat
• passaatgordel
• westpassaat

• passaatwind

• Afrikaans:passaat

passaat

1. second-personsingularpresentindicative ofpassata

• passata

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• Rhymes:Dutch/aːt
• Rhymes:Dutch/aːt/2 syllables
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