Word: pataches
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ta
ches
Definition: Plural of patache; ") is a type of sailing vessel with two masts, very light and shallow, a sort of cross between a brig and a schooner, which originally was a warship, being intended for surveillance and inspection of the coasts and ports
Morphemes:
Affix: patache
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.