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Patis vs Pais - What's the difference?

patis | pais |

As nouns the difference between patis and pais

is that patis is a fish sauce, a byproduct of making bagoong, used as an ingredient or condiment in the Philippines while pais is the (people of the) country.

patis

English

Noun

(-)
  • A fish sauce, a byproduct of making bagoong, used as an ingredient or condiment in the Philippines.
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    pais

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete, legal) The (people of the) country.

    • Usage notes

    * A trial per pais'' is a trial by the country, i.e. by a jury; and ''matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury. (Webster 1913) ----