catto

C3A1T1T1O1

noun

A cat.

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

nouncatto (plural cattos)

plural cattos

  1. A cat.

    They might look pretty, but many houseplants are poisonous to your doggos and cattos.

    2018 September 13, Juliette Steen, “10 common plants that are poisonous to dogs and cats”, in ABC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2021
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    “I leave my love of all animals, especially doggos, cattos and guinea pigs to Cade Skuse and Madison Snavely.” - Ava Colorito

    2018 May 23, “Class of 2018: Senior Wills”, in FHS Press, volume X, number 9, Freedom Area Senior High School

    Now our social media feeds are full of heckin’ good doggos and puppers, cute kittehs and cattos.

    2019 March 24, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, “When bad pets happen to good people”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 295, number 83, page K4

    Mila, Speedy, Mama, Karl, and more than 165 other doggos and cattos survived a storm that flooded a Humane Society in the Bahamas and they’re ready for some love.

    2019 September 14, Brianna Sacks, “They Lost 113 Of Their Friends In Hurricane Dorian. Now These Dogs And Cats Are Ready For New Homes.”, in BuzzFeed News, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2019

    Being a pet-friendly cafe, Craft offers delights exclusively for doggos and cattos, too.

    2020 August 28, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, “Oasis in the city”, in Bangkok Post, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022

    And just like the world of human Instagram influencers, there are some doggos and cattos on the ‘gram who steal hearts every time their faces appear on the screen.

    2020 November 23, “Watch: Snuggling of These Insta-celeb Dogs in a Blanket will Melt Your Hearts”, in News18, Network18 Group, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2020

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kattuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kattu
  3. Old Englishcatt
  4. Middle Englishcat
  5. Englishcat
  6. Latinō
  7. Old Frenchoh
  8. Middle Englisho
  9. EnglishO
  10. Middle Englisho
  11. Englishoh
  12. Englishcatto

From cat + -o.

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Cite this entry
APA

catto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catto

MLA

“catto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catto.

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