gatar

Meaning

1. (Portugal, literary, slang) to fail, to flunk(an exam)
2. (Portugal, literary, slang) to fail, to flunk (a course)
3. (Portugal) to make a mistake, to go wrong
4. (Portugal) to repair (a ceramic piece) by means of wires (gatos)
5. (Portugal) to shape (a vessel) into a curve by means of an iron utensil (gato)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaˈta(ʁ)/

Etymology

From gata (“error (academic slang)”) + -ar or gato (“iron utensil, iron wire”) + -ar.