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cativo.

child, kid

6 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈtiβo̝/

  1. child, kid

    masculine
    Os cativos teñen que enredar.

  2. captive, prisoner

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cativo, from Latin captīvus (“captive”).

adj/kaˈtiβo̝/

  1. bad; of poor quality

  2. small

  3. hapless

  4. needy

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cativo, from Latin captīvus (“captive”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.