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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 |
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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.
![]() "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.)
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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.
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@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.
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