gatuno

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish gatuno (“catlike”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ga‧tu‧no

Adjective

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

  1. light-fingered

Noun

gatuno m (plural gatunos)

  1. thief, pilferer
    Synonym: ladrão

References

  1. ^ “gatuno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “gatuno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

gatuno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gatunar

Spanish

Adjective

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

  1. catlike
  2. (relational) cat

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: gatuno

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