Los Gatos

/lɔːs ˈɡætəs//loʊsˈɡɑːtoʊs/

proper noun

A town in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

OriginSpanish los gatos →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

    Netflix, based in Los Gatos, California, pioneered the streaming revolution.

    2024 April 18, Callum Jones, “Netflix profits surge as streaming service adds 9.3m subscribers in latest quarter”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024

Origin

  1. Spanishlos gatos
  2. EnglishLos Gatos

Borrowed from Spanish los gatos (literally “the cats”), after wild cats that used to live in the area.

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APA

Los Gatos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Los%20Gatos

MLA

“Los Gatos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Los%20Gatos. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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