Persian cat

noun

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

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Meanings

nounPersian cat (plural Persian cats)

plural Persian cats

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

    It was a relief to escape from the silence of those empty rooms, where she had only the sleepy Persian cat or the hyper-intelligent fox terrier for company.

    1893 February 2, The Leader, Melbourne, page 37, column 2

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 波斯貓 /波斯猫
  • 波斯貓 /波斯猫 (bōsīmāo)breed of cat
Czech perská kočka
  • perská kočkabreed of cat
Finnish persialainen, persiankissa
  • persialainenbreed of cat
  • persiankissabreed of cat
Hindi फ़ारसी बिल्ली
  • फ़ारसी बिल्ली (fārsī billī)breed of cat
Italian gatto persiano
  • gatto persianobreed of cat
Japanese ペルシャ
  • ペルシャ (perusha)breed of cat
Korean 페르시안
  • 페르시안 (pereusian)breed of cat
Persian گربه ایرانی
  • گربه ایرانی (gorbe-ye irâni)breed of cat
Polish pers
  • persbreed of cat
Portuguese gato persa
  • gato persabreed of cat
Spanish gato persa
  • gato persabreed of cat
Cite this entry
APA

Persian cat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persian%20cat

MLA

“Persian cat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persian%20cat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Persian cat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Persian%20cat.

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