Meaning of gata

coconut

n. juice squeezed from coconut meat; v. cook something with the juice of coconut meat. Gatai ang mangkù arun lamían ang sabaw, Cook the mackerel with coconut juice so we’ll have a delicious sauce. ginat-an n. 1. something cooked with coconut juice; 2. kind of sweet soup containing sticky rice, corn, taro, and sweet potatoes cooked in coconut juice.