rat
Pronunciation: /ʁa/
“rat” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
In French
- Rongeur à museau pointu, à pattes courtes et à queue longue, qui ronge et mange les grains, la paille, etc.
- Rat de cave; agent des services fiscaux.
- Élève de l'école de danse de l'Opéra de Paris.
- Individu radin.
- Malfaçon ou défaut d’une serrure dont le ressort ne joue pas.
- Racaille.
- Petit hématome, épanchement sanguin sous-cutané ou sous unguéal, consécutif à un choc ou un pincement.
- Qui est radin, avare.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French rat (“rat”), from Old French rat (“rat”); ultimately of Germanic origin, from Old High German rato (“rat”) or Frankish *rato (“rat”).
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