# gato
## Bambara
### Etymology

Borrowed from French gâteau.

### Noun

gato
* cake

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattus. See cat for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡato/ [ˈɡɑ.t̪ʊ]
* IPA: (standard) /ˈɡato/ [ˈɡɑ.t̪ʊ]
* IPA: (gheada) /ˈħato/ [ˈħɑ.t̪ʊ]
* Rhymes: -ato
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* Hyphenation: ga‧to

### Noun

gato m (plural gatos, feminine gata, feminine plural gatas)
* cat
** c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 528:Et auia muy grã mortaydade ẽnos poboos da vila con fome, et con coyta comiã os gatos et os caes et os muresAnd they had a big mortality among the people of the town with hunger, and with grief they ate the cats and the dogs and the mice

#### Derived terms

* Gato

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “gato”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “gato”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gato”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gato”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gato”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

### Further reading

* “gato”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “gato” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French gâteau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡato/

### Noun

gato
* cake

## Hausa
### Etymology

Borrowed from French gateau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡàː.tôː/

### Noun

gā̀tô m (possessed form gā̀tôn)
* (Niger) cake
    Synonym: (Nigeria) kyât

## Ladino
### Etymology

From Late Latin cattus. See cat for more.

### Noun

gato m (plural gatos)
* cat

## Lower Sorbian
### Etymology

From dygato, from gdygato.

### Adverb

gato
* recently

#### Related terms

* gatny

### Further reading

* Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “gato”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
* Starosta, Manfred (1999) “gato”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French gâteau.

### Noun

gato
* cake

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀕𑀢𑁄 (Brahmi script)
* गतो (Devanagari script)
* গতো (Bengali script)
* ගතො (Sinhalese script)
* ဂတော or ၷတေႃ (Burmese script)
* คโต or คะโต (Thai script)
* ᨣᨲᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
* ຄໂຕ or ຄະໂຕ (Lao script)
* គតោ (Khmer script)
* 𑄉𑄖𑄮 (Chakma script)

### Adjective

gato
* nominative singular masculine of gata, which is past participle of gacchati (“to go”)

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese gato, from Late Latin cattum; compare also catta, possibly of ultimately Afroasiatic origin. See the etymology at cat for further details.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa.tu/
* Rhymes: -atu
* Hyphenation: ga‧to
* Audio (Brazil):(file)

#### Noun

gato m (plural gatos, feminine gata, feminine plural gatas)
* cat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
    Synonyms: (formal designation) gato-doméstico, gato caseiro
** 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 55:[...] o gato ronronava feliz nos braços de Hermione.[...] the cat was purring happily on Hermione's arms.
* (by extension) feline, felid, cat
    Synonyms: felino, felídeo
* one of a number of utensils made of iron or similar material used to fix objects
* excess flesh on the upper part of riding animals
* (colloquial) very handsome person
    Synonyms: pão, bom
* (Brazil, colloquial) an illegal connection to use electricity or watch pay TV for free
    Synonym: gambiarra
* (Brazil, colloquial) a petty thief
    Synonyms: gatuno, trombadinha
* (Brazil, colloquial) truck driver who rents boias-frias to work on farming
* (Alentejo) wineskin
* (Trás-os-Montes) error, mistake
    Synonyms: erro, engano
* (Trás-os-Montes) lie (deliberately false statement)
    Synonym: mentira

##### Derived terms

* aqui há gato
* gata
* gatão (augmentative)
* gatil
* gatinho (diminutive)
* gato persa
* gato pingado
* gato siamês

##### Descendants

* Annobonese: gatu
* Kabuverdianu: gátu
* → Kimbundu: ngatu
* →? Gulf Arabic: قطو (gaṭu)

#### Adjective

gato (feminine gata, masculine plural gatos, feminine plural gatas, comparable, comparative mais gato, superlative o mais gato or gatíssimo, diminutive gatinho, augmentative gatão)
* (Brazil, informal, of a person) physically attractive
    Synonyms: belo, bonito, giro
    Ela é muito gata. ― She is very beautiful.

#### Further reading

* “gato” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

gato
* first-person singular present indicative of gatar

## Seychellois Creole
### Etymology

From French gâteau.

### Noun

gato
* cake

### References

* Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡato/ [ˈɡa.t̪o]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -ato
* Syllabification: ga‧to

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin cattus (compare Catalan gat, French chat, Italian gatto, Portuguese gato). See cat for more.

#### Noun

gato m (plural gatos, feminine gata, feminine plural gatas)
* cat (unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: felino, félido
    Hyponyms: azul ruso, Gato de Cheshire, gato montés, gato persa, gato atigrado, gato colorado, gato exótico (“Exotic Shorthair”), siamés, devon rex (“Devon Rex”), korat (“Korat”), cartujo (“Chartreux”), gato de Van (“Turkish van”), abisinio (“Abyssinian cat”), Manx, gato Manx, gato de Borneo, gato del desierto, gato Bombay (“Bombay cat”), gato común europeo (“European shorthair”), rex alemán (“German Rex”), gato himalayo (“Himalayan cat”), bosque de Noruega (“Norwegian forest cat”)
* tomcat, gib (male cat)
* (Mexico) servant
    Synonyms: achichincle, servidor, sirviente, mozo, criado
* C-clamp
* jack (mechanical device)
* (Mexico) tic-tac-toe
    Synonym: tres en línea
* (colloquial) Madrilenian (a person from Madrid)
    Synonym: madrileño
* (Costa Rica) person with blue or green eyes

##### Derived terms

* arena para gato
* atar el gato
* buscarle tres pies al gato
* cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta
* cuatro gatos
* dar gato por liebre
* de noche todos los gatos son pardos
* escala de gato
* gatear
* gatillo
* gatito
* gato de agua
* gato de algalia
* gato de espinas
* gato de monte
* gato escaldado del agua fría huye
* gato himalayo
* gato marino
* gato pescador
* gato salvaje
* gato siamés
* gato solo
* gato tigre
* gatuno
* haber gato encerrado
* hasta el gato
* hasta los gatos
* hierba de gato
* juego de gato y ratón
* la curiosidad mató al gato
* lengua de gato
* llevarse como el perro y el gato
* llevarse el gato al agua
* mano de gato
* menta de gato
* ojo de gato
* oreja de gato
* para el gato
* pelagatos
* pelo de gato
* pie de gato
* ponerle el cascabel al gato
* rabo de gato
* sacar el ascua con la mano del gato
* sopas de gato
* tabaraste gato
* uña de gato
* uva de gato
* vender gato por liebre

##### Related terms

* gata

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gâteau.

#### Noun

gato m (plural gatos)
* (Costa Rica) rectangular cake made of two layers joined by jam in the middle

### Etymology 3

Back-formation of gatillar.

#### Noun

gato m (plural gatos)
* (obsolete, slang, Argentina) whoremonger
* (vulgar, slang, Argentina) a prostitute woman

### Further reading

* “gato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* gota, toga

## Venetan
### Alternative forms

* gat (Dialectal)

### Etymology

From Late Latin cattus (“cat”). See the etymology at cat for further details.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡa.to/
* Hyphenation: gàto

### Noun

gato m (plural gati)
* cat (Felis silvestris catus, a domesticated feline commonly kept as a house pet)

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡatɔ/

### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* gadawo

#### Verb

gato
* (literary) third-person singular subjunctive of gadael

#### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

gato
* Soft mutation of cato.

#### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.