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gatuno.

light-fingered

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡaˈtũ.nu/Brazil/ɡɐˈtu.nu/Portugal
  1. light-fingered

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish gato Spanish -uno Spanish gatunobor. Portuguese gatuno Borrowed from Spanish gatuno (“catlike”).

noun/ɡaˈtũ.nu/Brazil/ɡɐˈtu.nu/Portugal
  1. thief, pilferer

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish gato Spanish -uno Spanish gatunobor. Portuguese gatuno Borrowed from Spanish gatuno (“catlike”).

verb/ɡaˈtũ.nu/Brazil/ɡɐˈtu.nu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of gatunar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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