gatz

iz.

1.

a. ( oro. ) salt ; \gatza gezatzen bada, zertaz gazituko duzu? if your salt loses its taste, what will you salt with?; \gatz larri kitchen salt ; itsas \gatz sea salt; mahaiko \gatz table salt

b. [ izenen aurrean ] \gatz ale | \gatz bikor grain of salt

c. (esa.) \gatz eman i. to salt ii. to (irud.) cook

2.

a. (irud.) wit, wittiness; \gatz handiko witty; \gatz handiz wittily | with great wit ; ipuinak halako \gatz eta piperrekin kontatzen dakien horietakoa da he's one of those who can tell a story with some spice and wit; \gatzik gabeko bertsoak {unwitty || dull} verses

b. (esa.) ez dauka \gatzaren ardurarik he's not very worried about it | he's calm about it ; ez \gatz ez berakatz (B) neither fish nor fowl; horien ezpainetik darion hizketaren \gatza the verbal wit flowing from their lips