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cat flap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gatonera — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Catalan: gatera — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寵物門 /宠物门 (chǒngwùmén) — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Danish: kattelem — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Dutch: kattengat — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Dutch: kattenluikje — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Finnish: kissanluukku — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • French: chatière — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Galician: gateira — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Galician: postigo — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • German: Katzenklappe — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • German: Katzentür — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Greek: γατόπορτα (gatóporta) — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Italian: gattaiola — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Japanese: ペットドア (petto doa) — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Norman: catchiéthe — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Polish: klapka — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Portuguese: gateira — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Russian: коша́чья засло́нка (košáčʹja zaslónka) — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Russian: коша́чья дверь (košáčʹja dverʹ) — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Spanish: gatera — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in
  • Swedish: kattlucka — small hinged panel cut into a door where a cat can come in