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hato

Spanish, noun/ˈato/

hato is spelled H-A-T-O (4 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,236th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hato is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bundle of things, especially one containing clothes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ropa y pequeño ajuar para el uso preciso y ordinario”.

What does hato mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebundle of things, especially one containing clothes

  2. 2

    masculinesupplies or provisions for shepherds, miners or other workers

  3. 3

    masculineherd, especially of sheep

  4. 4

    masculineclique, group of people

  5. 5

    masculinegang, a ring of people of bad intentions

  6. 6

    Latin-Americamasculinecattle ranch

  7. 7

    masculinegrassy place to rest with one's herd

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Ropa y pequeño ajuar para el uso preciso y ordinario. 2. Porción de ganado mayor o menor como bueyes, vacas, ovejas, carneros, etc. 3. Sitio que, fuera de las poblaciones, eligen los pastores para comer y dormir durante su estada allí con el ganado. 4. Junta o compañía de gente malvada y despreciable.

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 hato

  • hatos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce hato?

  • /ˈato/
  • [ˈa.t̪o]
  • [ˈat̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to hato

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is hato in Spanish?

hato appears 1.2 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).

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