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Portuguese

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to hitch, to couple
  • (colloquial) to chat up, to flirt

Etymology

Affix from Portuguese gato (cat).

Origin

Portuguese

gato

Gloss

cat

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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🐅 🐆 🐈‍⬛ 🐯 🐱 😸 😹 😺 😻 😼 😽 😾 😿 🙀 🦁

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