Meaning of whatta | Babel Free
Definitions
- Contraction of what + a.
- A scaffold used by the Tahitians for animal sacrifices.
Examples
“If I read⟳ this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom. Whatta stud”
“Mike, you're my hero. […] Listen⟳ to this guy, folks, he's one of the good ones. All together now! "Whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy..."”
“Whatta woman! Whatta system! They're making the father and child pay⟳, which I guess⟳ is right?!”
“Small offerings of fruit and roots seemed to be daily made at this shrine, as some pieces were quite fresh. These were deposited upon a whatta, or altar, which stood without the pallisades; and within these we were not permitted to enter⟳.”
“Not only the whattas or offering-places of the morais are commonly loaded with fruits and animals, but there are few houses lacking a small place⟳ of the same sort⟳.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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