chat

/ˈtʃɛtʃi/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os chats

Meaning

  1. chat

    • Entrou no chat.

      He joined the chat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bate-papo

bate-papo is the native Portuguese term, an informal chat or conversation; chat is the English loanword, specifically for online or text chat.

Similar in other languages

German

Plauderei

Plauderei is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chat."

Practice

1 What does chat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Entrou no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chat?

noun

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