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cata.

tasting

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkata/[ˈka.t̪a]
  1. tasting

    feminine
    cata de vinos
  2. bite, sample

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Classical Latin captō Late Latin cattō Old Spanish catar Spanish catardeverb. Spanish cata Deverbal from catar.

noun/ˈkata/[ˈka.t̪a]
  1. budgerigar

    Bolivia · Chile · feminine
Where this word comes from

Shortened from Catalina, a nickname given to this bird.

verb/ˈkata/[ˈka.t̪a]
  1. inflection of catar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of catar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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