gatito

/ɡaˈtito/ · B1 · noun · m

kitten

gatito — kitten

🐱 gato (cat) + -ito (little) = little cat, a kitten

Spanish adds -ito/-ita to make things small or cute: perro becomes perrito, casa becomes casita. Gato comes from Late Latin cattus, the same root as English cat.

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