quati

Latin

Verb

quatī

present passive infinitive of quatiō

Portuguese

quati (Nasua nasua)

Alternative forms

coati

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kûati.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈt͡ʃi/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwaˈti/

Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: qua‧ti

Noun

quati m (plural quatis)

coati (any mammal of the genus Nasua)
(Brazil, collloquial) laziness
(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)

(Brazil, slang) lazy

References

“quati” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“quati” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Further reading

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

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