pé de gato

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pé-de-gato (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Literally, “cat's foot”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ d͡ʒi ˈɡa.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ de ˈɡa.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ dɨ ˈɡa.tu/ [ˈpɛ ðɨ ˈɣa.tu]

Noun

pé de gato m (plural pés de gato)

1. (in the plural, Portugal, climbing) climbing shoe