blatte

From Latin blatta

• IPA^(key): /blat/

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blatte f (plural blattes)

1. cockroach

• cafard m
• cancrelat m
• coquerelle f (Quebec)

• “blatte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

blatte (plural blattes)

1. cockroach

blatte f

1. plural of blatta

The word probably originated from the verb blattra meaning “talking nonsense”.

• IPA^(key): [ˈblàtːɛ]

blatte c

1. (often derogatory) A person living in a Northern European country who is typically of Middle Eastern or North African descent.
2. A wannabe gangster or immigrant who is not well integrated.

This term implies not only darkness of skin, but a general lack of intelligence and sophistication.

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