"lat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɑːt/ [UK] Forms: lats [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːt Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”), etc. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|hi|लाट||pillar; minaret; staff, club|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), {{bor+|en|hi|लाट||pillar; minaret; staff, club}} Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), {{m|hi|लाठ||long staff; cudgel}} लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (weaponry, rare) A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-5hnq~wWn Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (architecture) A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India. Categories (topical): Architecture, Rooms
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-xUl0XS32 Disambiguation of Rooms: 8 24 14 12 11 2 13 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 13 7 19 19 1 22 11 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lât, lāt
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lats [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of latrine. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|latrine}} Clipping of latrine Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (UK slang, usually in the plural) A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation. Tags: UK, plural-normally, slang Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Synonyms: bathroom
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-vwOnXwMz Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 3 26 35 14 7 2 6 7 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /lɑːt/ [UK], /lɑt/ [US] Forms: lats [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latvian lats, a clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|lv|lats|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latvian lats, {{bor+|en|lv|lats}} Borrowed from Latvian lats, {{clipping|lv|Latvija|nocap=1|nocat=y|t=Latvia}} clipping of Latvija (“Latvia”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (numismatics, historical) The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currency Categories (place): Latvia
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-KdBV67lh Disambiguation of Latvia: 0 3 0 48 48 0 0 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 13 7 19 19 1 22 11 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  2. (numismatics, historical) The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currency Categories (place): Latvia
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-Ipc-nhFl Disambiguation of Latvia: 0 3 0 48 48 0 0 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 13 7 19 19 1 22 11 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  3. A coin or bill of either currency. Categories (topical): Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-vGOBw5J3 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 2 11 3 17 18 32 8 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lats [singular] Hyponyms: santim Translations (former currency of Latvia): лат (lat) [masculine] (Belarusian), 拉特 (lātè) (Chinese Mandarin), latt (Estonian), lati (Finnish), Lats [masculine] (German), ラッツ (rattsu) (Japanese), lats [masculine] (Latvian), latas [masculine] (Lithuanian), łat [masculine] (Polish), лат (lat) [masculine] (Russian), лат (lat) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Etymology number: 3 Disambiguation of 'former currency of Latvia': 41 39 20

Noun

Forms: lats [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of latissimus. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|latissimus}} Clipping of latissimus Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (slang, usually in the plural) A latissimus dorsi muscle. Tags: plural-normally, slang Derived forms: imaginary lat syndrome, lat pulldown
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-Ngp1uHZ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 13 7 19 19 1 22 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /læt/ Audio: En-au-lat.ogg [Australia] Forms: lats [plural]
enPR: lăt Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Clipping of latitude. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|latitude}} Clipping of latitude Head templates: {{en-noun}} lat (plural lats)
  1. (slang) Latitude. Tags: slang Related terms: lat.
    Sense id: en-lat-en-noun-Iu7eGhqK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 13 7 19 19 1 22 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "Latitude."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Latitude",
          "latitude"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Latitude."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-lat.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/95/En-au-lat.ogg/En-au-lat.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/En-au-lat.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lăt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lat"
}
{
  "called_from": "linkages/371",
  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (1/100 lat): santim desc=1/100 lat rest=santim cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=False e2=True",
  "path": [
    "lat"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "lat",
  "trace": ""
}

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