p 3 a 1 t 1 e 1
4 letters · 6 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
noun the top of the head
originFrom Middle English pate, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortened form of Old French patene or Medieval Latin patena, both from Latin patina (“pan, dish”). Alternatively, perhaps akin to Old Frisian pote (“skull”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0