gato

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UK/ˈɡæt.əʊ/US/ˈɡɑ.toʊ/

noun

cat, kitty

OriginSpanish gato →
Less commonScrabble 5
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Meanings

noungato (plural gatos)

plural gatos

  1. Southern USSouthwesternUSterm of endearmentcat, kitty

    Loaf, uh, we did the math, I guess she just turned nine. She would've turned nine somewhere in June. Middle-aged gato.

    2025 September 25, AstralSpiff, 51:51 from the start, in I Made New FNAF Speedrunning FUN, spoken by AstralSpiff, YouTube

Origin

  1. Spanishgato
  2. Englishgato

Borrowed from Spanish gato. Doublet of cat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

gato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gato

MLA

“gato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gato. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gato,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gato.

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