ratton

[ rat-n ]

noun

, Dialect.

1. a rat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ratton¹

1250–1300; Middle English ratoun < Old French raton, diminutive of rat rat

Example Sentences

“Object” was exhibited a few months later at the Galerie Charles Ratton in Paris.

From New York Times

José Luiz Ratton, a professor of criminal studies at Brazil’s Federal University of Pernambuco, said the increase in violent raids in recent years targeting the “socially vulnerable” has been “fed by authorities … who encourage and reinforce violent, unregulated and uncontrolled police action in the name of ‘fighting crime.’

From Washington Post

"It's all anybody here wants to talk about," laughed Helvécio Ratton, 65, a filmmaker who has been friends with Rousseff since her university days.

From Reuters

Ratton said he and Rousseff were drawn to the leftist resistance because of Brazil's stark inequality, which was even worse back then.

From Reuters

That description is at total odds with her image today as a stern, humorless leader, Ratton acknowledged.

From Reuters