gatada
Spanish, noun[gaˈt̪að̞a]
gatada is spelled G-A-T-A-D-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written Spanish, the 335,022nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gatada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gang” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción propia del gato”.
What does gatada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegang
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción propia del gato. 2. Regate o parada repentina que suele hacer la liebre en la carrera cuando la siguen los perros, con lo que logra que éstos pasan de largo y ella vuelve hacia atrás, sacándoles gran ventaja. 3. Acción vituperable en que median astucia, engaño y simulación.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gatada
- gatadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gatada?
- [gaˈt̪að̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gatada in Spanish?
gatada appears about once in every 95 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).