"chivato" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /t͡ʃiˈbato/, [t͡ʃiˈβ̞a.t̪o] Forms: chivatos [plural], chivata [feminine], chivatas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ato Etymology: From chivar + -ato. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|chivar|-ato|text=+|tree=1}} From chivar + -ato. Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} chivato m (plural chivatos, feminine chivata, feminine plural chivatas)
  1. a snitch; telltale; informer; stool pigeon Tags: masculine Synonyms: acusete, chivo, delator, informante, sapo, soplón
    Sense id: en-chivato-es-noun-os5EJtnt Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 77 23 0
  2. a young goat that is between the ages of 6 months and one year old Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chivato-es-noun-pfeA-ZN0
  3. a device that warns of an abnormality or draws attention to something Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chivato-es-noun-8-lFhfZY Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ato Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 37 9 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 5 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 4 62 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 24 6 70 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 24 6 71 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 24 5 70 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 26 6 68 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 23 6 71 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 37 4 59 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ato: 24 10 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chivatazo, vato Related terms: chivarse, chivo
Categories (other): Espionage Disambiguation of Espionage: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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