Phrase guide

Persian cat

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cat of a long-haired breed with a round face and short muzzle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a long-haired breed of cat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 波斯貓 /波斯猫 (bōsīmāo) — breed of cat
  • Czech: perská kočka — breed of cat
  • Finnish: persialainen — breed of cat
  • Finnish: persiankissa — breed of cat
  • Hindi: फ़ारसी बिल्ली (fārsī billī) — breed of cat
  • Italian: gatto persiano — breed of cat
  • Japanese: ペルシャ (perusha) — breed of cat
  • Kazakh: парсы мысығы (parsy mysyğy) — breed of cat
  • Korean: 페르시안 (pereusian) — breed of cat
  • Persian: گربه ایرانی (gorbe-ye irâni) — breed of cat
  • Polish: pers — breed of cat
  • Portuguese: gato persa — breed of cat
  • Spanish: gato persa — breed of cat