gatar
Meaning
- (Portugal,literary,slang) to fail, to flunk(an exam)
- (Portugal,literary,slang) to fail, to flunk (a course)
- (Portugal) to make a mistake, to go wrong
- (Portugal) to repair (a ceramic piece) by means of wires (gatos)
- (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.
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