Masculine

catre

Meaning

  1. (masculine) cot (bed frame)
  2. (colloquial, masculine) sack (bed)
  3. (Philippines, masculine) bed

Concepts

folding-bed

plank bed

sweat box

camp-bed

Frequency

26k
Hyphenated as
ca‧tre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkatɾe/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese catre, from Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil). Cognate with English cot, from Sanskrit via Hindi खाट (khāṭ).

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