cață

Romanian

Etymology 1

Probably from acăță, variant of agăța. May correspond to a verbal substantive deriving from Late Latin captiare, but this is uncertain. Compare French chasse, Italian caccia, Portuguese caça, Spanish caza.

Noun

cață f (plural cațe)

1. (regional) a long stick with a hook at the end that shepherds use to herd sheep

See also

• bâtă

Etymology 2

From the verb cața.

Noun

cață f (plural cațe)

1. (familiar) an annoying person who keeps following one around