ratera

Catalan

Etymology

From rata +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [rəˈte̞.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [rəˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [raˈte.ɾa]

Noun

ratera f (plural rateres)

1. mousetrap
2. (nautical) rat guard (disc placed over ropes and cables to stop rodents)
3. a wooden plate clock (a type of wall clock with a visible mechanism)

   Synonym: rellotge ratera

Further reading

• “ratera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “ratera”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

French

Verb

ratera

1. third-person singular future of rater

Anagrams

• arrêta, tarera

Kembra

Noun

ratera

1. man

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈteɾa/ [raˈt̪e.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ra‧te‧ra

Noun

ratera f (plural rateras)

1. female equivalent of ratero