gatta

gatta (plural gattas)

1. (South Africa, slang) A police officer.
   • 2005, Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex, Zebra Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 167:

     They went into the pub and started a fight. One that was just bad enough for someone to call the boere. When the gattas arrived they got donnered for their trouble.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈχa.ta/

gatta (plural gattas)

1. (Cape Afrikaans) police officer, cop

From Late Latin catta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡat.ta/
• Rhymes: -atta
• Hyphenation: gàt‧ta

gatta f (plural gatte, masculine gatto)

1. queen (female cat), she-cat
2. sex kitten

• gatta ci cova
• gatta da pelare
• gattamorta
• gattino
• gattina
• la gatta frettolosa fece i gattini ciechi
• tanto va la gatta al lardo, che ci lascia lo zampino

• gatto

• atta, iatta, jatta

• Hyphenation: gàt‧ta

gatta f

1. female cat

• gattu