noun, feminine/ˈlata/plural: latas
can, tin, tin can, canister (vessel); tin, tin-plate (material); plate, sheet of metal; annoyance, nuisance, drag (that which annoys); clipping of lástima (“pity”)
Synonyms: hojalata, disgusto
Likely from Vulgar Latin or Medieval Latin *latta, from Old French late, from Proto-West Germanic *lattu, but uncertain. Compare French latte, English lath.