[Tel. patu+ara.] n. A grain pit or cellar built with a small mouth above, to preserve salt or grain dhanyadula niksepamu. A treasury. nidhi. dhanyamu patara pettinadu he stored up the grain in a pit. isukapatara a pack of confusion, a puzzle. pataratiyu to dig a pit, or to open a grain cellar. isukapataraparinatlu in a full stream.padupatara a pit-fall. pataralu grain pits.