gato

Galician

Etymology

Latin cattus

Noun

gato m (plural gatos)

1. cat

Derived terms

• gata

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Ladino

Etymology

From Late Latin cattus, of Afro-Asiatic origin.

Noun

gato m (Latin spelling, plural gatos)

1. cat

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Portuguese

gato-siamês

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus, from Latin catta, from Late Egyptian čaute, feminine of caus (“jungle cat, African wildcat”), from earlier Egyptian tešau (“female cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈga.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈga.to/

Noun

gato m (plural gatos, feminine gata, feminine plural gatas)

1. cat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 55:

     [...] o gato ronronava feliz nos braços de Hermione.

     [...] the cat was purring happily on Hermione's arms.

2. feline
3. (slang) very handsome man

Synonyms

• (domestic cat) gato doméstico, gato caseiro
• (feline) felino

Adjective

gato m (feminine gata plural gatos feminine plural gatas; comparable)

1. (of a person) attractive

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective gato

• Adjectives with this inflection include: bonito, cuidadoso, perfeito.^[edit]

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	gato	gata	gatos	gatas
comparative	mais gato	mais gata	mais gatos	mais gatas
superlative	o mais gato gatíssimo Augmentative: gatão Diminutive: gatinho	a mais gata gatíssima Augmentative: gatona Diminutive: gatinha	os mais gatos gatíssimos Augmentative: gatões Diminutive: gatinhos	as mais gatas gatíssimas Augmentative: gatonas Diminutive: gatinhas

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin cattus (cf. Catalan gat, French chat, Italian gatto, Portuguese gato), of Afro-Asiatic origin. More at cat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.to/

Noun

gato m (plural gatos, feminine gata)

1. cat, tomcat (male or unspecified gender)
2. (Mexico) servant

Synonyms

• (cat): felino m, félido m
• (servant): achichincle m, servidor m

Derived terms

• cuatro gatos
• dar gato por liebre
• gatear verb
• gatillo m

• gatito m
• gatuno