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The French word for cat is
chat





cat

Gender

The gender of chat is masculine. E.g. le chat.

Plural

The plural of chat is chats.

French Definition


cat
     1. n. (Zoologie) Chat, chatte (animal).
           That stray cat was carrying a bird in her mouth.
           … il est le Chat qui s'en va tout seul et tous lieux se valent pour lui. Alors il s'en va par les Chemins Mouillés du Bois Sauvage, sous les Arbres ou sur les Toits, remuant sa queue, solitaire et sauvage.
     2. n. (Argot) (Vulgaire) (Anglais vernaculaire afro-américain) Vagin ; vulve.



Translations for cat and their definitions

chat
     1. n-m. cat (feline)
     2. n-m. (male) cat, tom, tomcat
     3. n-m. tag, tig (children’s game)
     4. n-m. (Internet) chat (online discussion)


félin
     1. adj. feline
     2. adj. catlike
     3. n-m. a cat, or a member of the cat family (family Felidae)






caponner
     1. v. to act cowardly, be yellow, chicken
     2. v. to cat (raise anchor to cathead)



dégobiller
     1. v. (colloquial) to throw up, puke


débecter
     1. v. (colloquial) to hurl, to spew (to vomit)
     2. v. (colloquial) to disgust


félidé
     1. n-m. (usually in the plural) a felid: a member of the Felidae sub-family


débequeter
     1. v. Alternative form of débecter


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