latrate

Pronunciation: /læˈtreɪt/

The English word “latrate” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

To bark; to make doglike noises.

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lātrātus, perfect passive participle of lātrō (“to bark”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare Spanish ladrar (“to bark”). Originally seemingly attested as a ghost word.

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