aqui há gato

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “there's a cat in here”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈki ˈa ˈɡa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈki ˈa ˈɡa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈki ˈa ˈɡa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈki ˈa ˈɡa.tu/ [ɐˈki ˈa ˈɣa.tu]

Phrase

aqui há gato

1. (Portugal, idiomatic) I smell a rat; there's something fishy

   Synonyms: (Brazil) tem caroço nesse angu, (Portugal) cheirar a esturro