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rato.

mouse

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrato̝/
  1. mouse

    masculine
  2. mouse (input device used to move a pointer on the screen)

    masculine
  3. saury (Scomberesox saurus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

13th century. Obscure. From a family of words common to most Romance and Germanic languages; the Germanic origin of this family of words is not universally accepted. Compare English rat. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

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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.