blatte

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin blatta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blat/

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Noun

blatte f (plural blattes)

1. cockroach

Synonyms

• cafard m
• cancrelat m
• (Quebec) coquerelle f
• (Antilles, Louisiana) ravet m

Further reading

• “blatte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Interlingue

Noun

1. cockroach

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Italian

Noun

blatte f

1. plural of blatta

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Swedish

Etymology

The word probably originated from the verb blattra meaning “talking nonsense”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈblàtːɛ]

Noun

blatte c

1. (often derogatory) A person living in a Northern European country who is typically of Middle Eastern or North African descent.
2. A wannabe gangster or immigrant who is not well integrated.

Usage notes

This term implies not only darkness of skin, but a general lack of intelligence and sophistication.

Declension

Declension of blatte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	blatte	blatten	blattar	blattarna
Genitive	blattes	blattens	blattars	blattarnas

Antonyms

• svenne

Anagrams

• balett, betalt