noun, feminine/paˈtiʝa/plural: patillas
diminutive of pata; sideburn; arm, sidepiece (of glasses)
Synonyms: pata, gafa, varilla
Etymology tree Spanish pata Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish patilla From pata + -illa.