gattara
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom gatto (“cat”) + -ara. Distinct form gattaia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgattara f (plural gattare, masculine gattaro)
- (regional, informal, sometimes derogatory) a woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats; a cat lady
- 2010, Monica Cirinnà, Lilli Garrone, chapter 47, in 101 storie di gatti che non ti hanno mai raccontato, Newton Compton Editori, unnumbered page:
- Due gattini sperduti e bellissimi, spaventati a morte dagli altri gatti che vivevano nella stressa zona, curati da una gattara che tutti i pomeriggi dava loro da mangiare.
- Two lost and very beautiful kittens, frightened to death by the other cats that lived in the distressed area, were cared for by a catlady who fed them every afternoon.
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