The feminine form, vata, is also used by Chicano prostitutes to refer to a woman who owes them money. In some contexts, the term has gang connotations. This term may be used with intimate friends or as a derogatory reference. ( Chicano, slang ) Male Hispanic youth guy dude boyfriend significant other.Vato m ( plural vatos, feminine vata, feminine plural vatas) Spanish Alternative forms Īccording to the Chicano poet Luis Alberto Urrea, the word originated in Pachuco slang of the 1940s, and is derived from 'the once-common friendly insult chivato or goat.' Pronunciation

nominative singular of vata ( “ religious duty ” ).

“ bato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014įrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

(2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

first-person singular present indicative of batir.

( Spain, slang ) father Synonyms: padre, papá, jefe.

( Mexico, colloquial ) dude, guy, buddy.

( Latin America, informal ) young man, youth.

See also βατταλογέω ( battalogéō, “ to stammer ” ), English bay 4 ( “ to bark, bay, howl ” ). Probably from Ancient Greek βάττος ( báttos, “ stutterer ” ), of imitative origin.

Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français.

first-person singular present indicative of bater.

( Ecclesiastical ) IPA ( key): /ˈba.to/, įrom batu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

bato in – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

( historical ) bath ( unit of liquid measure ).

a piece of anything that is round or cubic in shapeįrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).īorrowed from Late Latin batus, from Ancient Greek βάτος ( bátos ), from Biblical Hebrew בַּת‎ ( bat ).

Haitian Creole Etymology įrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

blow, hit, strike, stroke (physical attack, punch).

Gounouilhou, 1862, →OCLC, page 43.īato ( accusative singular baton, plural batoj, accusative plural batojn) This is because the word ‘vato’ comes from Caló, a language spoken by the Spanish Romani.Expressions with ‘vato’ in Caló, such as ‘bato fulastre’ or ‘bato fu.

“ bato” in Alexandre Baudrimont, Vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens habitant les pays basques français, Bordeaux: G. In short ‘Vato’ (or ‘bato’) is Mexican slang for ‘guy’ or ‘dude’, but it wasn’t always so.In fact, the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) still defines a ‘bato’ as a ‘foolish’ or ‘silly’ man.

pamato ( “ anchor sinker anchorman in a relay best bet spending money ” )Įtymology 2 Pronunciation.

binato ( “ firm, round and oval-shaped purple yam ” ).

batoon ( “ rocky stony full of pimples ” ).

bato-bato ( “ anchor sinker stone used in artificial jewelry ” ).

( by extension ) to hurl an object at someone or something.

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( anatomy ) kidney Synonyms: amimislon, rinyonįor quotations using this term, see Citations:bato. Synonyms for bato and translation of bato to 25 languages.

piece in chess, checkers, sungka or similar games.

( medicine ) gallstone Synonym: bato sa apdo.

( medicine ) kidney stone Synonym: bato sa rinyon.

The sense of 'kidney' is a semantic loan from Tagalog bato. Compare Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu and Maori whatu.

first-person singular present indicative form of batreįrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.( Balearic, Valencian ) IPA ( key): /ˈba.to/.“ bato” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

“ bato” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 18. father Synonyms: batico, ( affectionate ) dada.Comemuerto o Vatos Locos para diferenciarse aún más de los otros, nombres que a veces de manera autoirónica hacen hincapié en sus características y. From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.Īntillean Creole Etymology Pandillas juveniles en Centroamérica o la difícil búsqueda de justicia en una sociedad violenta.

Vato o bato