rato
Meaning
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- (masculine) rat (any rodent of the genus Rattus)
- (masculine) mouse (any rodent of the genus Mus)
- (Portugal,masculine) mouse (input device used to move a pointer on the screen)
- (masculine) burglar; petty thief (person who steals small objects)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ra‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁa.tu/
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin rattus (“rat”), of Germanic origin. Cognate to Galician rato and Spanish ratón. Mostly displaced Old Galician-Portuguese mur. The computing term is a semantic loan from English mouse.
Related words
New
ratar
- to gnaw
- to nibble
- to corrode
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