lata
Meanings
Noun
1. can, tin, tin can, canister (vessel)
2. tin, tin-plate (material)
3. plate, sheet of metal
4. annoyance, nuisance, drag (that which annoys) (colloquial)
5. an oven-safe metal container (Colombia, Ecuador)
a. baking sheet (Ecuador)
6. Mimozyganthus (Argentina, botany)
7. reed (Venezuela)
8. unit of measurement for
a. weight / volume of coffee beans (approximately 5.66 kilograms or 12.5 pounds). (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, rustic)
b. third of a quintal of grain (Guatemala, Nicaragua)
c. 20 liters of chicha (Bolivia)
d. ounce of marijuana (approximately 28.75 grams) (El Salvador)
9. An old or unreliable car. (Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia)
10. bus (Costa Rica, colloquial)
11. weaner for a calf (Rioplatense, rustic)
12. A long and tiring trip. (Peru, rustic)
13. a makeout (Venezuela, youth slang)
14. lie (Bolivia)
15. hide and seek (Paraguay, obsolete)
16. a trifle (Guatemala)
Examples34
¿Puedo abrir una lata?
Can I open a can?
Él jugaba al fútbol con una vieja lata.
He was playing football with an old tin.
Siempre está dando la lata.
He is always being a nuisance.
Esta caja está hecha de lata.
This box is made of tin.
Sólo queda una lata de carne.
There is only one can of meat left.
Se cortó el dedo abriendo una lata.
He cut his finger in opening a can.