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gat

Pronunciation: [ˈɡat]

“gat” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. cat (feline animal)
  2. jack (device for lifting heavy objects)
  3. A catshark, especially the small-spotted catshark.

adjective

  1. drunk

In Catalan

  1. Mamífer felí (Felis silvestris catus), de dimensions reduïdes, domesticat i bastant llest.
  2. (Scyliorhinus canicula)
  3. caçó
  4. gatvaire
  5. Borratxera.
  6. Eina pensada per a aixecar objectes pesats des de sota tot fent-la expandir cap a munt sense gaire esforç.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan gat, from Late Latin cattus (“cat”). Compare Occitan gat~cat, French chat, Spanish gato.

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