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lata

Pronunciation: /ˈlata/

“lata” is a Tagalog word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. can; tin can
  2. tin (metal)
  3. can of kerosene
  4. softness; tenderness (of meat, etc.)
  5. weakness; flabbiness; lack of firmness

adjective

  1. made of tin

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lata, from Old Spanish lata, from Medieval Latin latta, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu or Proto-Celtic *slattā.

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