ratera

Catalan

Etymology

From rata +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [raˈte.ɾa]

Noun

ratera f (plural rateres)

1. mousetrap
2. (nautical) rat guard (disc placed over ropes and cables to stop rodents)
3. a wooden plate clock (a type of wall clock with a visible mechanism)

   Synonym: rellotge ratera

Further reading

• “ratera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ratera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Verb

ratera

1. third-person singular future of rater

Anagrams

• arrêta, tarera

Kembra

Noun

ratera

1. man

Spanish

Noun

ratera f (plural rateras)

1. female equivalent of ratero