Quatti

Hunsrik

Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese quati, borrowed from Old Tupi kûati, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷati.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kwaˈtiː/
    • Rhymes: -iː
    • Syllabification: Quat‧ti

    Noun

    Quatti m (plural Quatti)

    1. South American coati (Nasua nasua)
    2. (colloquial) laziness
      Synonym: Faulheed

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Quatti”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 128, column 2
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