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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gatar.

to fail, to flunk(an exam)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡaˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[ɡaˈta(h)]Brazil/ɡaˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[ɡaˈta(h)]Brazil
  1. to fail, to flunk(an exam)

    Portugal · literary · slang
  2. to fail, to flunk (a course)

    Portugal · literary · slang
  3. to make a mistake, to go wrong

    Portugal
  4. to repair (a ceramic piece) by means of wires (gatos)

    Portugal
  5. to shape (a vessel) into a curve by means of an iron utensil (gato)

    Portugal
Where this word comes from

From gata (“error (academic slang)”) + -ar or gato (“iron utensil, iron wire”) + -ar.

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