blatte

From Latin blatta.

• IPA^(key): /blat/

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blatte f (plural blattes)

1. cockroach

   Synonyms: cafard m; cancrelat m; (Quebec) coquerelle f

• (Antilles, Louisiana) ravet m

• “blatte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

blatte f

1. plural of blatta

Probably from the verb blattra (“to talk nonsense”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈblàtːɛ]

blatte c

1. (slang, ethnic slur, often derogatory) a person with an immigrant background (and brown or dark skin); often restricted to people of Middle Eastern or North African descent, and sometimes restricted to people thought to be poorly integrated into society

• Sometimes taken to include other groups, notably people of Balkan and sometimes African descent. Which groups are included is a bit fuzzy overall.
• Reclaimed by some.

• husblatte

• svartskalle (more offensive by default)
• svenne

• blatte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• blatte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Fula Ordboken

• balett, betalt