quati

Latin

Verb

quatī

1. present passive infinitive of quatiō

Portuguese

quati (Nasua nasua)

Alternative forms

• coati

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi kûati, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kʷati.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈt͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwaˈti/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: qua‧ti

Noun

quati m (plural quatis)

1. South American coati (Nasua nasua)
2. (broadly) coati (any mammal of the genus Nasua)
3. (South Brazil, colloquial) laziness

   Synonym: preguiça

4. (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

 

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Quatti

Adjective

quati m or f (plural quatis)

1. (South Brazil, slang) lazy

   Synonym: preguiçoso

References

• “quati”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “quati”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “quati”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “quati”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “quati”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024