kat
Meaning
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- (feminine) domestic cat, pussy, Felis silvestris catus
- (broadly,feminine) feline
- (feminine) female cat
- (feminine,historical) cat, tortoise (a wheeled gallery offering protection to approaching besiegers; a medieval siege weapon)
- (feminine) cavalier (a raised firing platform)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɑt/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch *katta, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Latin catta, feminine of cattus.
New
katten
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to slate, to criticise heavily, in a snide manner
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