neta

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See also: Neta, netâ, néta, n-éta, and ñeta

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi नेता (netā, leader).

Noun

neta (plural netas)

  1. (chiefly Hinglish) A politician.

Etymology 2

From Japanese ネタ (neta).

Noun

neta

  1. The ingredient that tops the mound of rice on a piece of nigiri sushi.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis. Compare Spanish nieta.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

neta f (plural netes, masculine net)

  1. granddaughter

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

neta

  1. feminine singular of net (clean)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (granddaughter).

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

  1. granddaughter

Ido

Adjective

neta

  1. clean

Antonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

neta

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ねた
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ネタ

Karao

Noun

neta

  1. sap (of a plant)

Latin

Participle

nēta

  1. inflection of nētus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

nētā

  1. ablative feminine singular of nētus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (granddaughter).

Pronunciation

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

  1. granddaughter, female grandchild

Derived terms

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneta/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ne‧ta

Noun

neta f (plural netas)

  1. (Mexico, colloquial) true, legit
    ¿Es neta todo lo que me estás contando, güey?
    Is everything you're telling me true, dude?

Adjective

neta

  1. feminine singular of neto