gatuno

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gatuno (“catlike”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈtũ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈtu.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈtu.nu/

Adjective

gatuno (feminine gatuna, masculine plural gatunos, feminine plural gatunas)

light-fingered

Noun

gatuno m (plural gatunos)

thief, pilferer
Synonym: ladrão

Spanish

Adjective

gatuno (feminine gatuna, masculine plural gatunos, feminine plural gatunas)

catlike
(relational) cat

Further reading

“gatuno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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