blatte

See also:Blatte

French

Etymology

FromLatinblatta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/blat/

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Noun

blattef(pluralblattes)

1. cockroach

   Synonyms:cafardm;cancrelatm;(Quebec)coquerellef

Synonyms

• (Antilles,Louisiana)ravetm

Further reading

• “blatte”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Italian

Noun

blattef

1. pluralofblatta

Swedish

Etymology

Probably from the verbblattra(“to talk nonsense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈblàtːɛ]

Noun

blattec

1. (slang,oftenderogatory)apersonwith animmigrantbackground(and brown or dark skin); often restricted to people ofMiddle EasternorNorth Africandescent,and sometimes restricted to people thought to be poorly integrated into society

Usage notes

• Sometimes taken to include other groups, notably people of Balkan and sometimes African descent. Which groups are included is a bit fuzzy overall.
• Reclaimed by some.

Declension

Declension ofblatte

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	blatte	blattes
	definite	blatten	blattens
plural	indefinite	blattar	blattars
	definite	blattarna	blattarnas

Derived terms

• husblatte

See also

• svartskalle(more offensive by default)
• svenne

References

• blatteinSvensk ordbok(SO)
• blatteinSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• Fula Ordboken

Anagrams

• balett,betalt