patteran
patteran · patterans
Any of several coded signs left along a road or on a non-Roma house by one Rom to anotherAny of several coded signs left along a road or on a non-Roma house by one Rom to another. The most common ones consist of crossed sprigs (usually of different trees or shrubs) indicating, for example, a direction travelled.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several coded signs left along a road or on a non-Roma house by one Rom to another. The most common ones consist of crossed sprigs (usually of different trees or shrubs) indicating, for example, a direction travelled.
Origin
From Romani patrin (“leaf”), perhaps specifically from an inflected form like Vlax RomaniFrom Romani patrin (“leaf”), perhaps specifically from an inflected form like Vlax Romani pateryánsa.
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