Feminine

chatte

Meaning

  1. (feminine, form-of) female equivalent of chat (“cat”): she-cat
  2. (feminine, vulgar) pussy, twat (female genitalia)
  3. (feminine, slang, vulgar) luck

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃat/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French chatte, from Old French chate, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. By surface analysis, chat + -e.

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New
chat

  1. (masculine) cat (feline)
  2. (masculine) cat, tom, tomcat
  3. (masculine) tag, tig (children’s game)

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