catar.
to gather; to glean; to collect (get multiple things)
Meaning & usage
to gather; to glean; to collect (get multiple things)
Vamos catar as maçãs da árvore?
to pick up (collect an object, especially from the ground)
Deixei cair a carta, pode catá-la para mim?
to look for; to search for (try to find something)
Passei o dia catando o livro.
to pick up (start a short romantic relationship with)
Ele catou duas raparigas na festa.
to clean something by removing defective elements one by one
Cate o feijão antes de o cozinhar.
to find
Catei esse vídeo no YouTube.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”). Compare Galician, Asturian, and Spanish catar, Doublet of captar, a borrowing from Latin. Meaning “to find” possibly influenced by Venetan catar.
a train of camels
Where this word comes from
From Persian قطار (qatâr), from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār, “train”).
alternative form of cátaro
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