lata (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of latah.

• alta, Alta., tala, Alta, Taal, Alt-A

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈla.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈla.ta]

lata f

1. feminine singular of lat

lata f (plural lates)

1. bore, drag

   Synonym: tabarra

• donar la lata

• “lata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Spanish lata (“can”).

lata

1. rotten
2. very soft (due to rot, ripeness or cooking)

lata

1. can, tin

lata

1. made of tin

Borrowed from Spanish lata.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlata/ [ˈl̪a.ta]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: la‧ta

láta (Basahan spelling ᜎᜆ)

1. tin (metal)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlataʔ/ [ˈl̪a.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: la‧ta

latà (Basahan spelling ᜎᜆ)

1. bruise

   Synonym: bakros

From Old Norse láta

• IPA^(key): /lɛaːta/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːta

lata (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine latið)

1. to let, to allow
2. to give, to pay

   lata aftur

   turn off

3. to shut

   lata upp

   open up

4. to open

From Swedish sladd.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑtɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧ta

lata

1. field drag

   Synonym: lana

• “lata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• -ltaa, alat, alta

• IPA^(key): /ˈlata/ [ˈla.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: la‧ta

Attested since the 14th century. From Vulgar Latin *latta (“lath”), from Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”) or from Proto-Germanic *lattō (“board, plank”),^[1] both sharing a common, probably non Indo-European, origin.^[2]

lata f (plural latas)

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1. slat, lath, board

   Synonyms: ripa, listón

   • 1438, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 172:

     sete mantas brancas de cama e tres mesas de mantées e dous de lata e outros alesmaniscos e un par de toallas

     seven white blankets for the bed, three tables of tablecloth (?), two [made] of boards and another two German ones, and a pair of towels

2. beam

   Synonyms: varal, viga

   • 1339, Graña Cid, edited by M. Mar, Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), page 127:

     que a deuedes dar chantada de vina et ben fercada et [. . ] con forcas et linoos ao pelongo et latas ao traues

     you should plant vines and have it correctly kept [...] with gallows and strings all along, and beams crosswise

3. beam or pole of the plough

   Synonym: temón

Borrowed from French latte or from Italian latta.

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lata f (plural latas)

1. tin
2. a container made of tin; tin can

lata

1. inflection of latar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. inflection of latir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “lata”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lata”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

lata

1. romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰

• IPA^(key): [ˈlata]
• Hyphenation: la‧ta

From Sanskrit लता (latā, “creeper”).

lata

1. to creep,
   1. to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground
   2. of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards

   Synonym: melata

From Sanskrit लट (laṭa, “fault, defect, thief”).

lata (comparative lebih lata, superlative paling lata)

1. bad, dirty, despicable

   Synonyms: buruk, kotor, hina

From Latin lāta of lātus (“wide”).

lata (plural lata-lata)

1. (shipping) range of tide

• “lata”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Probably from Medieval Latin latta (“lath”), from Old French late, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *lattō.

lata m (genitive singular lata, nominative plural lataí)

1. (construction) lath
2. (furniture, construction, agriculture) slat
3. louver(-board) (single slat in panel)
4. barrel hoop

• lúvar (“louver”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “lata”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lata”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: là‧ta

lata

1. feminine singular of lato

• alta

• lāta:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫaː.ta]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlaː.ta]
• lātā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫaː.taː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlaː.ta]

lāta

1. inflection of lātus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

lātā

1. ablative feminine singular of lātus

From Middle High German ]atte, see modern German Latte.

lata f (4th declension)

1. lath

lata m

1. genitive singular of lats

See Lingala molato.

-lata (infinitive kolata)

1. to wear (clothes)
2. to dress (oneself)

lata (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)

1. alternative form of late

lata (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)

1. alternative form of la

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.tɑ/

lata

1. imperative plural of latian

From Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

lāta

1. to release, let go
2. to put, place
3. to leave
4. to hand over

• Swedish: låta

lata

1. post, pole, stake

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: la‧ta
• Homophone: Lata

From lato +‎ -a.

lata nvir pl (diminutive latka)

1. plural of rok
2. years (period difficult to measure precisely)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata n

1. inflection of lato:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata

1. third-person singular present of latać

• lata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧ta

From Latin latus (“wide, extensive”);^[1] or from Italian latta (“tin can”).

lata f (plural latas)

1. can, tin (UK, Australia)
2. tin, tin-plate (material)
3. (colloquial) cheek, nerve

lata

1. inflection of latir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

lata

1. feminine singular of lato

lata

1. metal

• lata pisqu
• lata wuru

latà

1. thirst

lata

1. can; tin

Borrowed from Middle High German latte, from Old High German latta, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *lattō.

láta f

1. lath

• “lata”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

From Proto-Bantu *-dànda.

lata

1. to fetch

• IPA^(key): /ˈlata/ [ˈla.t̪a]

• Audio (Costa Rica):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: la‧ta

Likely from Vulgar Latin or Medieval Latin *latta, from Old French late, of Germanic origin, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, from Proto-Germanic *lattō, but uncertain. Compare French latte, English lath.

lata f (plural latas)

1. can, tin, tin can, canister (vessel)
2. tin, tin-plate (material)
3. plate, sheet of metal

   Synonym: hojalata

4. (colloquial) annoyance, nuisance, drag (that which annoys)

   Synonym: disgusto

5. (colloquial) clipping of lástima (“pity”)
6. (Colombia, Ecuador) an oven-safe metal container
   1. (Ecuador) baking sheet
7. (Argentina, botany) Mimozyganthus
8. (Venezuela) reed
9. unit of measurement for:
   1. (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, rustic) weight / volume of coffee beans (approximately 5.66 kilograms or 12.5 pounds).
   2. (Guatemala, Nicaragua) third of a quintal of grain
   3. (Bolivia) 20 liters of chicha
   4. (El Salvador) ounce of marijuana (approximately 28.75 grams)
10. (Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia) An old or unreliable car.
11. (Costa Rica, colloquial) bus
12. (Rioplatense, rustic) weaner for a calf
13. (Peru, rustic) A long and tiring trip.
14. (Venezuela, youth slang) a makeout
15. (Bolivia) lie
16. (Paraguay, obsolete) hide and seek
17. (Guatemala) a trifle

• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: löta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata f

1. feminine singular of lato

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lata

1. inflection of latir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• “lata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “lata”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

lata

1. inflection of lat:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

lata (present latar, preterite latade, supine latat, imperative lata)

1. (reflexive) See lata sig (“be lazy”).

• tala

Borrowed from Spanish lata.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlata/ [ˈlaː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: la‧ta

lata (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜆ)

1. can; tin can
2. tin (metal)

   Synonym: (obsolete) tinggaputi

3. can of kerosene

   Synonym: balde

lata (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜆ)

1. made of tin

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈtaʔ/ [lɐˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: la‧ta

latâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜆ)

1. softness; tenderness (of meat, etc.)

   Synonyms: lambot, kalambutan

   Antonyms: tigas, katigasan

2. weakness; flabbiness; lack of firmness

   Synonyms: hina, panghihina, kahinaan, lambot, kalambutan

• “lata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

• Taal, tala, alta, alat, taal

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

lata

1. to squash, to suppress

• Fransiskus Monteiro (1985), Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Inherited from English ladder.

lata

1. ladder; step stairs

• IPA^(key): /laˈta/
• Hyphenation: la‧ta

From Italian latta. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

lata (definite accusative latayı, plural latalar)

1. lath, slat

From Italian cocoletta. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

lata (definite accusative latayı, plural latalar) (dated)

1. an upper-body garment worn by members of the Ilmiye, the religious institution of the Ottoman state

• “lata”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

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