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kickstand


Bobbert January 12, 2026 08:07 PM

kickstand
 
What word is mostly used for a bicycle kickstand in Mexico?

I have always used pata de cabra, but the dictionary shows pie de apoyo, pata de apoyo, soporte, and caballete. I use caballete to mean an easel for painting a picture.

I have tried numerous ways to download a picture of a bicycle kickstand to this thread, but I have not been successful; so here is a link:

https://www.amazon.com/Cyfie-Kicksta...07X96JDDZ?th=1

aleCcowaN January 13, 2026 01:17 AM

Pata de cabra parece ser el nombre más común en México. También para de apoyo o parador. Lo busqué en Mercadolibre (equivalente de Ebay) y me dio pata de apoyo para la Argentina, que se transformó en pata de cabra al "mudarme" a México.

La IA de Google lo confirmó.

AngelicaDeAlquezar January 13, 2026 08:19 PM

I know it as just "pata", and so do the people I asked, but if anyone comes out with another answer, I'll let you know. :D
"Soporte" would be understood in context.
By the way, "caballete" is definitely only for paintings. :)


Edit:
"Pata de cabra", for me, is this tool: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/...AC_SL1500_.jpg

And "Patas de Cabra!" is a slang name of the Devil.
- El Patas de Cabra se echó a correr cuando me puse a rezar.
- Hacer pacto con el Patas de Cabra.
- Se le apareció Patas de Cabra. -> This could be from a scary story, or a metaphor, where someone saw something scary or went through a very hard situation. ("Chocó el carro de la empresa y se le apareció Patas de Cabra" -> He faced tough consequences for crashing the company's car.)
Popular saying: - Se lo llevó Patas de Cabra. -> The person died. (It's assumed he went to hell, but this part is usually not relevant; just that he died.) ;)

Bobbert January 13, 2026 10:05 PM

Thank you, aleCcowaN and AngelicaDeAlquezar. Your input and added information is appreciated.

poli January 14, 2026 11:44 AM

Angelica, just for your reference, crowbar is the English for pata de cabra. Also, in English, a cloven-footed goat is can refer to the devil.

AngelicaDeAlquezar January 14, 2026 03:10 PM

@Bobbert: I got two more replies. Someone from Spain called it "pata de cabra" and two more friends said they call it "pie". :)

@Poli: Thanks! I didn't know that. :rose:

Bobbert January 14, 2026 08:06 PM

Thank you.


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