noun, masculine/emˈpate/plural: empates
draw, tie; dead heat; standoff
“un triple empate” — a three-way tie
Etymology tree Italian im- French pattebor. Italian patta Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian impattarebor. Spanish empatardeverb. Spanish empate Deverbal from empatar.