gato

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus. See cat for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡatʊ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈħatʊ]

Noun

gato m (plural gatos)

1. cat

Related terms

• gata

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Ladino

Etymology

From Late Latin cattus. See cat for more.

Noun

1. cat

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French gâteau

Noun

gato

1. cake

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Portuguese

gato-siamês

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus; compare also catta, possibly of ultimately Afroasiatic origin. See the etymology at cat for further details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.tu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.to/
• Hyphenation: ga‧to

Noun

gato m (plural s, 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
4. (Brazil, slang) an illegal connection to use electricity or watch pay TV for free

Synonyms

• (domestic cat): gato doméstico, gato caseiro
• (feline): felino
• (handsome man): pão

Related terms

• gata

Adjective

1. (informal, of a person) physically attractive

Further reading

• Template:R:DAN

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French gâteau.

Noun

gato

1. cake

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Spanish

gato

Etymology

From Late Latin cattus (compare Catalan gat, French chat, Italian gatto, Portuguese gato), possibly of ultimately Afroasiatic origin. See cat for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡato/ [ˈɡa.t̪o]

Noun

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

1. cat (unspecified gender)

   Synonyms: felino, félido

2. tomcat (male cat)
3. (Mexico) servant

   Synonyms: achichincle, servidor, sirviente, mozo, criado

4. G-clamp, C-clamp
5. jack (mechanical device)
6. (Mexico) tic-tac-toe

   Synonym: tres en línea

7. (colloquial) Madrilenian (a person from Madrid)

   Synonym: madrileño

Derived terms

• arena para gato
• buscarle tres pies al gato
• cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta
• cuatro gatos
• dar gato por liebre
• de noche todos los gatos son pardos
• gatear
• gatillo
• gatito
• gato de Borneo
• Gato de Cheshire
• gato del desierto
• gato escaldado del agua fría huye
• gato montés
• gato solo
• gatuno
• haber gato encerrado
• la curiosidad mató al gato
• llevarse como el perro y el gato
• llevarse el gato al agua
• menta de gato
• pelagatos
• pie de gato
• ponerle el cascabel al gato
• sacar el ascua con la mano del gato
• uña de gato

 

Related terms

• gata

Anagrams

• gota
• toga

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡatɔ/

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• gadawo

Verb

gato

1. (literary) third-person singular subjunctive of gadael

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gato	ato	ngato	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Verb

gato

1. Soft mutation of cato.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cato	gato	nghato	chato
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.