Meaning
A rat — the larger rodent that gets into the roof, the field, and the storeroom. 'Ratta' figures in proverb and saying, most famously 'ratta cut bottle' (things have reached a wild, out-of-control state) and warnings about the destructive, sneaky rat.
Examples
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A big ratta inna di roof.
There's a big rat in the roof.
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Di ratta dem a nyam di corn inna di field.
The rats are eating the corn in the field.
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Tings so bad, ratta cut bottle.
Things are so wild, everything's out of control.
Origin
From 'rat' with the Patois '-a' ending; the common word for a rat. See [[mus-mus]], [[puss]].
How it’s used
A rat; 'ratta cut bottle' = things are chaotic/out of control. See [[mus-mus]], [[puss]].