"Lata" is a word in WARAY, TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

Lata - tin can

Lata - to speak

latâ - Stale, insipid; too soft, overdone,
cooked too long (of vegetables especially).

láta - To give a hint or clue. (cf. paitínítin).

láta - A kind of fence with upright posts
filled in between with thorny branches of
bamboo, sibúkaw, kamúnsel, etc.; to make
such a fence. Anó ang láta nínyo sa
talámnan? What kind of thorny branches
do (did) you use in your fence around the
rice-field? Latáhi ang pamulákan. Put a
fence of thorns around the garden. (cf.
síklat, dagándan, kodál).

láta - (Sp. lata) A tin, can; to tin, can, put
up in tins, preserve in airtight cans.
Makaúyon ka sing mga lináta? Do you like
to eat canned provisions? Latáha ang mga
páhò. Can the mangoes. (cf. lalatahón).

latà a {1} for fruits to be extremely soft or rotten.
Ipásaw ang mga latà nga prútas, Feed the rotten fruits to the pigs.
{1a} decayed, rotted.
Latà na ang halígi, The posts are rotten.
{2} for foods to be cooked, well-done, and soft, Latà na ang linú-gaw, The porridge is soft now.
{3} rotten in character.
Ang latà nga pamunúan ni Markus, The rotten Marcos administra-tion.
{3a} for a woman to have been had so often she is putrid (coarse).
{4} slow in action as well as thinking power.
Unsáun nátù pagkadaug nga latà kaáyu ang kuts?
How can we win with a rotten coach?
v {1} [B12] become rotten or very soft.
Náay ilagà nga nalatà sa tangki, Theres a dead rat that has rotted in the water tank.
Nagkalatà ang mga nuug nga pirming gihúmul, The cloth is rotting because it is always kept in water.
{2} [A; ab] boil food until it is tender.
Ayawg lat-a paglútù ang kamúti kay mawálà ang lamì, Dont cook the sweet potatoes too soft or they will lose their flavor.
Lat-i ang karni úsà adubúha, Boil the meat tender before you fry it.
{3} [B12] be crushed to flatness.
Malatà giyud ka ug hiligsan ka sa pisun, Youll be crushed flat if you are run over by a steam roller.
{4} [A3P; b] maul, gang upon s.
o.
viciously with blows.
Ang kawatan kun hisakpan lat-an sa mga táwu, The people will maul the thief if they catch him.
{4a} [b1] defeat badly.
Gilat-an ang bangà nílang tím, Their lousy team got a sound thrashing.
{4b} [b] subject to vigor-ous questions or criticisms.
Gilat-an ang tistígus sa abugádu, The lawyer absolutely pulverized the witness.
Pirming lat-an si Markus sa piryudiku, The newspapers always lambast Marcos.
ka-() v [A13] be present in huge quantities.
Nagkalátà lang ang sayup sa íyang papil, There were plenty of mistakes on his pa-per.
Nagkalátà ang lansúnis didtu sa Misámis, There are plenty of lanzones in Misamis.
nilat-an, linat-an n s.t.
stewed.

lata
Definition: (noun) tin; can

láta n {1} tin can.
Láta sa gátas, Can of milk.
{2} a canful of.
Usa ka látang biskwit, A canful of biscuits.
-in-() n canned goods.
Karni nga linata, Canned meat.
v {1} [A1; b1c1] prepare canned food for a meal.
Maglinata lang ta kay kápuy ilútù, Lets just have canned foods because Im too lazy to cook.
{1} [A] can s.t.
di- = linata.
abri- n can opener.
batu- n game of kick-the-can.

látà - To be—, become—, insipid; to boil or
cook too soft, leave too long in the water,
applied especially to vegetables. Indì mo
paglatáon ang dágmay, kay índì akó
kaúyon sang latâ. Don’t boil the dágmay
too soft, for I don’t like overdone
vegetables. Indì mo akó paglatáan sang
balúnggay. Do not cook the balúnggayleaves too soft for me. (cf. lántà, lás-ay).