Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cat-so
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I’ll try experiments; ’tis good not to be deceived.—So so, catso! / Who would fear that may destroy?"
"The remark stung Cattaraugus to the quick, and he called Catiline a catapult; this infuriated Catiline beyond endurance, and he threw down the gauntlet and called Cattaraugus a catso. No cat will stand that; so at it they went."

Etymology

From Italian cazzo (“prick”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: cazzo

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

catsos (plural) catsoes (plural)

Derived Forms

cotso

Questions

What does catso mean?: A dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.
Where does catso come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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