blatte
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blatte f (plural blattes)
- cockroach
- Synonyms: cafard m; cancrelat m; (Quebec) coquerelle f
Synonyms[edit]
- (Antilles, Louisiana) ravet m
Further reading[edit]
- “blatte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
blatte f
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from the verb blattra (“to talk nonsense”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
blatte c
- (slang, often derogatory) a person with an immigrant background (and brown or dark skin); often restricted to people of Middle Eastern or North African descent, and sometimes restricted to people thought to be poorly integrated into society
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes taken to include other groups, notably people of Balkan and sometimes African descent. Which groups are included is a bit fuzzy overall.
- Reclaimed by some.
Declension[edit]
Declension of blatte | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | blatte | blatten | blattar | blattarna |
Genitive | blattes | blattens | blattars | blattarnas |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- svartskalle (more offensive by default)
- svenne
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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