Meaning of gatas

n. cream

n. milk

n. milk. May gátas ka pa sa bàbà nga manarátu, You’re still too young (lit. you still have milk on your mouth) to have a sweetheart. (→) v. 1. milk an animal. Naggatas siya sa báka, He is milking the cow; v. secrete milk. Wà makagatas ang inahan, The mother didn’t lactate. Mamatay ang nati kun dì gatasan ang inahan, The calf dies if the mother doesn’t lactate; 3. mix milk into something; 4. bottle-feed an infant. Gigatas na lang níla ang ílang masúsu, They bottle-fed their baby. -an(→) n. animal which furnishes milk. -an a. having lots of milk. -an, -an(→), gatasgatasan n. descriptive name of fish which exude a highly venomous milky substance from the dorsal spine: Coryzichthys gangenes and other species. -un, gatasgatasun a. murky with whitish substance.