rata

Significat (anglès)

Noun

rat (a medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus)

Adj

1. (colloquial,derogatory,invariable) stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
2. (colloquial,derogatory,invariable) rat, jerk (a despicable person, especially who has been deceitful or disloyal)
3. (colloquial,derogatory,invariable) rat, snitch, informant

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ra‧ta

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈrata/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Vulgar Latin rattus (“rat”), of Germanic origin. It is not known how the noun made the jump to a feminine noun.