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gato.

cat (unspecified gender)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡato/[ˈɡa.t̪o]
  1. cat (unspecified gender)

    masculine
  2. tomcat, gib (male cat)

    masculine
  3. servant

    Mexico · masculine
  4. C-clamp

    masculine
  5. jack (mechanical device)

    masculine
  6. tic-tac-toe

    Mexico · masculine
  7. Madrilenian (a person from Madrid)

    colloquial · masculine
  8. person with blue or green eyes

    Costa-Rica · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Late Latin cattus (compare Catalan gat, French chat, Italian gatto, Portuguese gato). See cat for more.

noun/ˈɡato/[ˈɡa.t̪o]
  1. rectangular cake made of two layers joined by jam in the middle

    Costa-Rica · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French gâteau.

noun/ˈɡato/[ˈɡa.t̪o]
  1. whoremonger

    Argentina · masculine · obsolete · slang
  2. a prostitute woman

    Argentina · masculine · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from gatillar.

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