lata

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) can, tin, tin can, canister (vessel)
2. (feminine) tin, tin-plate (material)
3. (feminine) plate, sheet of metal
4. (colloquial, feminine) annoyance, nuisance, drag (that which annoys)
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, feminine) clipping of lástima (“pity”)
6. (Colombia, Ecuador, feminine) an oven-safe metal container
7. (Colombia, Ecuador, feminine) an oven-safe metal container
8. (Argentina, feminine) Mimozyganthus
9. (Venezuela, feminine) reed
10. (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, feminine) unit of measurement for:
11. (Guatemala, Nicaragua, feminine) unit of measurement for:
12. (Bolivia, feminine) unit of measurement for:
13. (El-Salvador, feminine) unit of measurement for:
14. (Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Venezuela, feminine) An old or unreliable car.
15. (Costa-Rica, colloquial, feminine) bus
16. (Rioplatense, feminine) weaner for a calf
17. (Peru, feminine) A long and tiring trip.
18. (Venezuela, feminine) a makeout
19. (Bolivia, feminine) lie
20. (Paraguay, feminine, obsolete) hide and seek
21. (Guatemala, feminine) a trifle

Adj

feminine singular of lato

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of latir:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of latir:

lato

• Adj
• Verb

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latir

1. (intransitive) to beat, throb (said of a heart)
2. to bark
3. (Mexico) to sound good, to spark interest

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Concepts

can

tin

tin can

canister

container

box

📦

drag

hassle

bother

bore

pot

trouble

vessel

bin

bind

fuss

sheet iron

beverage can

flack

fuddy-duddy

long-windedness

pan

pest

sheet metal

snooze

water bottle

annoyance

Synonyms

bote

⛵

molestia

fastidio

bidón

🥁

incordio

hojalata

engorro

lío

molestar

palo

pote

problema

alboroto

armazón de madera

cantimplora

chilla

disgusto

irritación

ligadura

listón

puñal

bidón pequeño

ripia

la navaja

porculo

autobús

🚌

porsaco

caja

📦

depósito

dólar

💵

escándalo

estaño

lástima

Translations

Dose

📦

lata

lattina

barattolo

boîte

📦

boîte de conserve

canette

latta

blik

Konservendose

conservenblik

Blech

llauna

scatola

📦

Hyphenated as

la‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlata/

Etymology

Cognate with French: latte

Cognate with English: lath

In summary

Likely from Vulgar Latin or Medieval Latin *latta, from Old French late, of Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, but uncertain. Compare French latte, English lath.