rata
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A personal or place name in some Pacific island communities
- proper noun
:
Rata
- El Rata Alada?
Examples
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I'm afraid his Spanish is not perfect, but I'm fairly certain this translates to, "You are El Rata Alada."
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-The Rata Alada.
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It's oh, hey, which reminds me, we had a rata the week before the last podcast we did prior to the show.
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Are you El Rata Alada?
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It says you are El Rata Alada.
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"You are El Rata"?
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"You are El Rata."
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Rata Alada?
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Rata Alada.
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In the Pacific Islands, many families are named Rata, reflecting their cultural heritage.
Idioms
Surface Forms
rata main
Etymology
Rata is a personal and place name from Polynesian island languages and old stories about a hero called Rātā who built canoes and did brave deeds, so the name often recalls that famous figure in local tradition.