Meaning
ratar
- to gnaw
- to nibble
- to corrode
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁa.tu/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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