Katee

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese cadeia.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kʰaˈteː/
    • Rhymes: -eː
    • Syllabification: Ka‧tee

    Noun

    Katee f (plural Katëe)

    1. prison, jail
      Synonym: Prisong
      Er waar schun in de Katee.
      He's been already in jail.

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Katee”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 88, column 2