gato
Significado (English)
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- (masculine) cat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
- (broadly, masculine) feline, felid, cat
- (masculine) one of a number of utensils made of iron or similar material used to fix objects
- (masculine) excess flesh on the upper part of riding animals
- (colloquial, masculine) very handsome person
- (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) an illegal connection to use electricity or watch pay TV for free
- (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) a petty thief
- (Brazil, colloquial, masculine) truck driver who rents boias-frias to work on farming
- (masculine) wineskin
- (masculine) error, mistake
- (masculine) lie (deliberately false statement)
Frecuencia
Con guion como
ga‧to
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈɡa.tu/
Etimología (English)
From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus; compare also catta, possibly of ultimately Afroasiatic origin. See the etymology at cat for further details.
Related words
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gatar
- (Portugal, literary, slang) to fail, to flunk(an exam)
- (Portugal, literary, slang) to fail, to flunk (a course)
- (Portugal) to make a mistake, to go wrong
- (Portugal) to repair (a ceramic piece) by means of wires (gatos)
- (Portugal) to shape (a vessel) into a curve by means of an iron utensil (gato)
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