blatte

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French

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Etymology

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FromLatinblatta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/blat/
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  • Audio(Paris):(file)

Noun

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blattef(pluralblattes)

  1. cockroach
    Synonyms:cafardm;cancrelatm;(Quebec)coquerellef

Synonyms

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  • (Antilles,Louisiana)ravetm

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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blattef

  1. pluralofblatta

Swedish

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Etymology

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Probably from the verbblattra(to talk nonsense).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • 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.

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