LA GOTTO

Question

MY CLIENT ASK ME IF I HAVE EATEN LA GOTTO BEFORE IT'S SOME TYPE OF WATER ANIMAL,BUT I COULDN'T MAKE OUT WHAT EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.I THINK IT'S SOME TYPE OF SEAFOOD IN SPANISH.PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

At Florida some people call alligators - lagartos, someother call them "cocodrilos" although they are not cocodrile.
Also, some people eat alligator meat; there are some places, that serves meals made of alligator, at the souvenir stores you could find alligator jerkey or alligator sausage.

Quentin said:

alligator [a-li-géi-tar]sustantivo1. Caimán o aligador, especie de cocodrilo de América.Alligator-pear -> avocado, aguacate (Cuba) o agualate (en Perú, palta)Alligator-tree -> liquidámbar común de AméricaAlligator-apple -> anona de los pantanosLacerta alligator.(Mex.) Lagarto. Este árbol de las Antillas da un fruto que es manjar predilecto de los cocodrilos.I thought they were saying that Lagarto was the name of a tree. I had heard it used as a lizard.

Izzy said:

Them must be "lagarto" or alligator

SUKIYAKA said:

well i said lobster,and she said no.. shoes,purses.i just got it........alligator.........thank you...

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Answer 2

Funny enough, "alligator" comes from Spanish. English took "el lagarto", distorted its pronunciation, created a new spelling for it, and added to its dictionary, like we did with many Arabic words, incorporating their articles to create new vocabulary.

Answer 3

alligator [a-li-géi-tar]
sustantivo
1. Caimán o aligador, especie de cocodrilo de América.
Alligator-pear -> avocado, aguacate (Cuba) o agualate (en Perú, palta)
Alligator-tree -> liquidámbar común de América
Alligator-apple -> anona de los pantanos
Lacerta alligator.(Mex.) Lagarto. Este árbol de las Antillas da un fruto que es manjar predilecto de los cocodrilos.

I thought they were saying that Lagarto was the name of a tree. I had heard it used as a lizard.

Izzy said:

Them must be "lagarto" or alligator

SUKIYAKA said:

well i said lobster,and she said no.. shoes,purses.i just got it........alligator.........thank you...

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Answer 4

Them must be "lagarto" or alligator

SUKIYAKA said:

well i said lobster,and she said no.. shoes,purses.i just got it........alligator.........thank you...

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Answer 5

or caimán (alligator .vs. crocodile), but with shoes, bagage -cocodrilo
Our dictionary also lists aligador, but I suppose the client was trying to say "alligator" in English since "la gotto" doesn't sound like any of the Spanish words.

And Sukiyaka, I suppose we would be remiss if we did not remind you to not type your questions in capital letters. See the forum rules.

lmhierro said:

Ahhh Alligator! Well, in this case, in spanish "cocodrilo" :oD

SUKIYAKA said:

well i said lobster,and she said no.. shoes,purses.i just got it........alligator.........thank you...

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Answer 6

Ahhh Alligator! Well, in this case, in spanish "cocodrilo" :oD

SUKIYAKA said:

well i said lobster,and she said no.. shoes,purses.i just got it........alligator.........thank you...

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Answer 7

well i said lobster,and she said no.. shoes,purses.i just got it........alligator.........thank you...

Answer 8

It must be Langosta (i don't really know the name in english: spiny lobster')