Phrase guide

cat food

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of food specially formulated for the feeding of cats, typically composed of processed grain and meat byproducts as dry food or canned fish or meat as wet food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The cat ate the cat food.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

food prepared for cats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: petfood, pet-food, pet food

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: القط الغذاء — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貓食 /猫食 (māoshí) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貓糧 /猫粮 (māoliáng) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Danish: kattemad — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Danish: kattefoder — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Dutch: kattenvoer — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Estonian: kassitoit — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Faroese: kettumatur — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Faroese: kettufóður — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Finnish: kissanruoka — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • French: nourriture pour chat — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Galician: comida de gato — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • German: Katzenfutter — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Greek: γατοτροφή (gatotrofí) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Hungarian: macskaeledel — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Icelandic: kattamatur — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Icelandic: kattafóður — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Indonesian: makanan kucing — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Italian: cibo per gatti — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Italian: mangime — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Japanese: キャットフード (kyattofūdo) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Korean: 고양이 먹이 (goyang'i meogi) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Korean: 고양이 밥 (goyang'i bap) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Korean: 고양이 사료 (goyang'i saryo) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Latvian: kaķu barība — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Lithuanian: kačių maistas — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Malay: makanan kucing — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Mongolian: муурны хоол (muurny xool) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Navajo: mósí bichʼiyąʼ — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Persian: غذا گربه — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Polish: karma dla kotów — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Portuguese: comida/ração de/para gato(s) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Russian: корма́ для ко́шек (kormá dlja kóšek) — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Spanish: comida para gatos — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Swedish: kattmat — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • Turkish: kedi maması — type of food formulated for the feeding of cats