rate
Meaning
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spleen
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁat/
Etymology
From Germanic, probably Dutch rate (literally “honeycomb”), as the cellular tissue of the spleen is said to resemble honeycomb, from Proto-Germanic *hrētō-, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₁d-eh₂-.
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rat
- (masculine) rat
- (informal, masculine) sweetheart
- (masculine) scrooge
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