gata
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡa.tɐ/
gata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “female cat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of gatar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a fêmea do gato”.
What does gata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale cat
- 2
feminineslangvery beautiful woman
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a fêmea do gato 2. nome comum a duas espécies de peixes 3. mulher ou garota muito bonita e/ou sensual 4. aquela que se namora; namorada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gata
- gatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gata?
- Brazil /ˈɡa.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈɡa.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gata in Portuguese?
gata appears 11 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).