gata

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noun

A kind of Armenian pastry

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Meanings

gata1

noungata (plural gatas)

plural gatas · alternative kata · alternative katah · alternative gatah

  1. A kind of Armenian pastry

gata2

noungata (plural gatas)

plural gatas

  1. South AfricaslangA police officer.

Gata3

Origin

  1. Armenianգաթա
  2. Armenianգաթա
  3. Englishgata

Borrowed from Armenian գաթա (gatʻa).

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Translations

Persian گاتا
  • گاتا (gâtâ)a kind of pastry
Russian гата́
  • гата́ (gatá)a kind of pastry
Turkish kete
  • ketea kind of pastry

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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