quati

Latin

Verb

quatī

1. present passive infinitive of quatiō

Portuguese

quati (Nasua nasua)

Alternative forms

• coati

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kûati.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈt͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwaˈti/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: qua‧ti

Noun

quati m (plural quatis)

1. coati (any mammal of the genus Nasua)
2. (Brazil, collloquial) laziness
3. (Northeast Brazil, folklore) a type of roundelay

Derived terms

• quati-da-ilha
• quati-de-bando
• quati-de-cauda-anelada
• quati-de-cozumel
• quati-de-nariz branco
• quati-de-vara

 

Related terms

• quatiaipé
• quatiense
• quatimirim
• quatimundéu

 

Adjective

quati m or f (plural quatis)

1. (Brazil, slang) lazy

Further reading

• “quati” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “quati” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “quati” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.