gata
/ˈɡata/ · B2 · noun · f
carjack, jack
🚗 gata = cat in Spanish; a jack lifts a car like a cat arching its back
Spanish gata also means female cat. The carjack sense comes from the tool's lifting, arching action, like a cat stretching its back up. Link gata (cat) with the car jack that raises the car.