xato

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See also: x-ato and xató

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish chato, from Vulgar Latin plattus (flattened), from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús).

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Adjective

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

  1. curt, short
    Synonym: camús
  2. pug-nosed

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Galician

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Xato
Xato

Etymology

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Attested since circa 1750 (jato). Probably onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish choto and Asturian xatu.[1]

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Noun

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

  1. male calf
    Synonyms: becerro, cucho, cuxo, pucho
  2. bull
    Synonyms: almallo, colludo

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “choto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Arabic خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ). Compare Uyghur خاتا‎ (xata‎) and Turkish hata.

Noun

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xato (plural xatolar)

  1. error, mistake

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