forat

See also: forât

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin forātum, past participle of forō (“perforate”). Compare Occitan forat or horat, Spanish horado, Galician burato /furado/furaco, Portuguese buraco, Asturian furacu.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /foˈɾat/

(Central) IPA^(key): /fuˈɾat/
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Noun

forat m (plural forats)

hole

Derived terms

References

“forat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“forat”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“forat” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“forat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Verb

forat

third-person singular present active indicative of forō

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