"gato" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡa.tu/ Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-MedK1-gato.wav Forms: gata [feminine], gatos [masculine, plural], gatas [feminine, plural], mais gato [comparative], o mais gato [superlative], gatíssimo [superlative], gatinho [diminutive], gatão [augmentative]
Rhymes: -atu Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus; compare also catta, possibly of ultimately Afroasiatic origin. See the etymology at cat for further details. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|gato}} Old Galician-Portuguese gato, {{inh|pt|LL.|cattus}} Late Latin cattus, {{der|pt|afa}} Afroasiatic Head templates: {{pt-adj|aug=+|dim=+|sup=+abs}} gato (feminine gata, masculine plural gatos, feminine plural gatas, comparable, comparative mais gato, superlative o mais gato or gatíssimo, diminutive gatinho, augmentative gatão)
  1. (Brazil, informal, of a person) physically attractive Tags: Brazil, comparable, informal Synonyms: belo, bonito, giro
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-adj-ifvfqQK9 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡa.tu/ Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-MedK1-gato.wav Forms: gatos [plural], gata [feminine], gatas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -atu Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus; compare also catta, possibly of ultimately Afroasiatic origin. See the etymology at cat for further details. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|gato}} Old Galician-Portuguese gato, {{inh|pt|LL.|cattus}} Late Latin cattus, {{der|pt|afa}} Afroasiatic Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} gato m (plural gatos, feminine gata, feminine plural gatas)
  1. cat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus) Tags: masculine Synonyms: gato-doméstico, gato caseiro
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-3-GBPo-Y
  2. (by extension) feline, felid, cat Tags: broadly, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms: felino, felídeo
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-8KaZwg45 Disambiguation of Cats: 8 9 11 10 8 10 14 6 7 1 2 0 14
  3. one of a number of utensils made of iron or similar material used to fix objects Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-sS8tYwTv Disambiguation of Cats: 8 9 11 10 8 10 14 6 7 1 2 0 14 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 0 11 4 16 19 7 8 0 2 0 15
  4. excess flesh on the upper part of riding animals Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-~59DO~qg
  5. (colloquial) very handsome person Tags: colloquial, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats Synonyms: pão, bom
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-0EHwzqPS Disambiguation of Cats: 8 9 11 10 8 10 14 6 7 1 2 0 14 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 0 11 4 16 19 7 8 0 2 0 15
  6. (Brazil, colloquial) an illegal connection to use electricity or watch pay TV for free Tags: Brazil, colloquial, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cats, Felids Synonyms: gambiarra
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-idXcPnrU Disambiguation of Cats: 8 9 11 10 8 10 14 6 7 1 2 0 14 Disambiguation of Felids: 7 8 10 10 8 11 17 7 6 1 1 0 14 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 2 0 3 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 6 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 5 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 0 11 4 16 19 7 8 0 2 0 15
  7. (Brazil, colloquial) a petty thief Tags: Brazil, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: gatuno, trombadinha
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-ZA2ILctJ Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  8. (Brazil, colloquial) truck driver who rents boias-frias to work on farming Tags: Brazil, colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-yuzwuYE1 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese
  9. (Alentejo) wineskin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-d772a1mu
  10. (Trás-os-Montes) error, mistake Tags: masculine Synonyms: erro, engano
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-3y4y1QRS
  11. (Trás-os-Montes) lie (deliberately false statement) Tags: masculine Synonyms: mentira
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-noun-~RxUhLlZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aqui há gato, gata, gatão [augmentative], gatil, gatinho [diminutive], gato persa, gato pingado, gato siamês
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} gato
  1. first-person singular present indicative of gatar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: gatar Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-gato-pt-verb-lzUGjUL6 Disambiguation of Cats: 8 9 11 10 8 10 14 6 7 1 2 0 14 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 0 11 4 16 19 7 8 0 2 0 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aqui há gato"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "gatão"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gatil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gatinho"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gato persa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gato pingado"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gato siamês"
    }
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          "expansion": "Annobonese: gatu",
          "name": "desc"
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Kabuverdianu: gátu",
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        }
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      "text": "Kabuverdianu: gátu"
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          "expansion": "→ Kimbundu: ngatu",
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      "text": "→ Kimbundu: ngatu"
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          "args": {
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            "unc": "1"
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          "expansion": "→? Gulf Arabic: قطو (gaṭu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Gulf Arabic: قطو (gaṭu)"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "… the cat was purring happily on Hermione's arms.",
          "ref": "2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 55:",
          "text": "[...] o gato ronronava feliz nos braços de Hermione.",
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        [
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          "domestic cat"
        ],
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          "Felis silvestris catus",
          "Felis silvestris catus#Translingual"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "gato-doméstico"
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        {
          "word": "gato caseiro"
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          "_dis": "8 9 11 10 8 10 14 6 7 1 2 0 14",
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            "Carnivores",
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            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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        ],
        [
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          "felid"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) feline, felid, cat"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "felino"
        },
        {
          "word": "felídeo"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "9 7 0 11 4 16 19 7 8 0 2 0 15",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Vertebrates",
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            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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      ],
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      ],
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          "iron"
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          "fix"
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "excess flesh on the upper part of riding animals"
      ],
      "id": "en-gato-pt-noun-~59DO~qg",
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        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh"
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      ],
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        "masculine"
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          "_dis": "9 7 0 11 4 16 19 7 8 0 2 0 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Vertebrates",
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            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        "(colloquial) very handsome person"
      ],
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          "word": "pão"
        },
        {
          "word": "bom"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          "parents": [],
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        {
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            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
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            "Nature"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an illegal connection to use electricity or watch pay TV for free"
      ],
      "id": "en-gato-pt-noun-idXcPnrU",
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        [
          "illegal",
          "illegal"
        ],
        [
          "pay TV",
          "pay TV"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, colloquial) an illegal connection to use electricity or watch pay TV for free"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gambiarra"
        }
      ],
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        "Brazil",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Brazilian Portuguese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a petty thief"
      ],
      "id": "en-gato-pt-noun-ZA2ILctJ",
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        [
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          "petty"
        ],
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, colloquial) a petty thief"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gatuno"
        },
        {
          "word": "trombadinha"
        }
      ],
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        "Brazil",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Brazilian Portuguese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "truck driver who rents boias-frias to work on farming"
      ],
      "id": "en-gato-pt-noun-yuzwuYE1",
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        [
          "truck",
          "truck"
        ],
        [
          "boias-frias",
          "boia-fria"
        ],
        [
          "farming",
          "farming"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, colloquial) truck driver who rents boias-frias to work on farming"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wineskin"
      ],
      "id": "en-gato-pt-noun-d772a1mu",
      "links": [
        [
          "wineskin",
          "wineskin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Alentejo) wineskin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "error, mistake"
      ],
      "id": "en-gato-pt-noun-3y4y1QRS",
      "links": [
        [
          "error",
          "error"
        ],
        [
          "mistake",
          "mistake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Trás-os-Montes) error, mistake"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "erro"
        },
        {
          "word": "engano"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lie (deliberately false statement)"
      ],
      "id": "en-gato-pt-noun-~RxUhLlZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "lie",
          "lie"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Trás-os-Montes) lie (deliberately false statement)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mentira"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡa.tu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-atu"
    },
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    {
      "form": "gatas",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mais gato",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "o mais gato",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gatíssimo",
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        "superlative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gatinho",
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        "diminutive"
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      "form": "gatão",
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          "english": "She is very beautiful.",
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        "(Brazil, informal, of a person) physically attractive"
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        {
          "word": "belo"
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          "word": "giro"
        }
      ],
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        "Brazil",
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    {
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