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alcateia.

wolfpack (collective noun for wolves)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aw.kaˈtɛj.ɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.kaˈtɛɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/al.kɐˈtɐj.ɐ/Portugal[aɫ.kɐˈtɐj.ɐ]Portugal
  1. wolfpack (collective noun for wolves)

    collective · feminine
  2. a pack of any fierce beast or being

    broadly · collective · feminine
  3. gang (a group of criminals or wrongdoers working together)

    collective · feminine · figuratively
  4. a fleet of military submarines

    Brazil · collective · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَطِيعَ (al-qaṭīʕa, “herd”).

verb/aw.kaˈtej.ɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.kaˈteɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/al.kɐˈtɐj.ɐ/Portugal[aɫ.kɐˈtɐj.ɐ]Portugal
  1. inflection of alcatear: third-person singular present indicative

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

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

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