haber gato encerrado
Spanish, verb/aˌbeɾ ˌɡato enθeˈrado/
haber gato encerrado is a Spanish verb meaning “to have something fishy going on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does haber gato encerrado mean in English?
verb
- 1
to have something fishy going on
En aquella situación hubo gato encerrado.
- 2
to have a catch (a concealed condition or difficulty)
Lo que dice del acuerdo me parece demasiado perfecto. Creo que hay gato encerrado.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of haber gato encerrado
- ha gato encerrado present singular third-person
- hay gato encerrado present singular third-person
- hubo gato encerrado preterite singular third-person
- habido gato encerrado participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce haber gato encerrado?
- /aˌbeɾ ˌɡato enθeˈrado/
- [aˌβ̞eɾ ˌɣ̞a.t̪o ẽn̟.θeˈra.ð̞o]
- /aˌbeɾ ˌɡato enseˈrado/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.