xato

See also: x-ato

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish chato, from Vulgar Latin plattus (“flattened”), from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús).

Adjective

xato (feminine xata, masculine plural xatos, feminine plural xates)

pug-nosed

Galician

Xato

Xato

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Spanish choto.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃato̝/

Noun

xato m (plural xatos, feminine xata, feminine plural xatas)

male calf
Synonyms: becerro, cuxo
bull
Synonyms: almallo, colludo

References

“xato” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“xato” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“xato” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. choto.

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