Phrase guide

cat's tongue

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small chocolate bar or (sometimes chocolate-covered) cookie/biscuit which is shaped somewhat like the tongue of a cat.

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cat, tongue.

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ድመት ልሳን (dəmät ləsan) — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • Arabic: لِسَان قِطّ (lisān qiṭṭ) — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • Finnish: kissankieli — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • French: langue de chat — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • German: Katzenzunge — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • Indonesian: kue lidah kucing — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • Italian: lingua di gatto — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • Japanese: ラング・ド・シャ (rangu do sha) — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • Spanish: lengua de gato — biscuit or chocolate confectionery
  • Turkish: kedi dili — biscuit or chocolate confectionery