gato
Spanish, noun/ˈɡato/
gato is spelled G-A-T-O (4 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,079th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gato is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cat (unspecified gender)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Felis catus) Animal carnívoro de la familia de los felinos, domesticado como animal de compañía desde al…”.
What does gato mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecat (unspecified gender)
- 2
masculinetomcat, gib (male cat)
- 3
Mexicomasculineservant
- 4
masculineC-clamp
- 5
masculinejack (mechanical device)
- 6
Mexicomasculinetic-tac-toe
- 7
colloquialmasculineMadrilenian (a person from Madrid)
- 8
masculineperson with blue or green eyes
noun
- 1
masculinerectangular cake made of two layers joined by jam in the middle
noun
- 1
masculineobsoleteslangwhoremonger
- 2
masculineslangvulgara prostitute woman
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Felis catus) Animal carnívoro de la familia de los felinos, domesticado como animal de compañía desde al menos el 3500 a. C. 2. Por extensión, cualquier ejemplar de la familia de los félidos, que comprende 37 especies de mamíferos carnívoros.
noun: 1. Prostituta de alto nivel, que solo atiende un número más o menos reducido de clientes regulares. 2. Por extensión, prostituta en general, especialmente la de cierto nivel. 3. Cliente regular de una prostituta. 4. Bisoñé, peluca que usan algunos hombres para disimular su calvicie.
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 gato
- gatos plural
- gata feminine
- gatas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gato?
- /ˈɡato/
- [ˈɡa.t̪o]
- Spain [ˈgat̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gato in Spanish?
gato appears 42 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).