Puss in Boots

proper noun

A 17th-century French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.

Similar
Master CatBooted Cat

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A 17th-century French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.

    Synonyms: Master Cat, Booted Cat

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA 17th-century French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.

Similar
Master CatBooted Cat

Translations

Arabic الْقِطّ ذُو الْحِذَاء
  • الْقِطّ ذُو الْحِذَاء (al-qiṭṭ ḏū l-ḥiḏāʔ)fairy tale
Bulgarian Котара́кът в чи́зми
  • Котара́кът в чи́зми (Kotarákăt v čízmi)fairy tale
Chinese Mandarin 穿靴子的貓 /穿靴子的猫
  • 穿靴子的貓 /穿靴子的猫 (chuān xuēzi de māo)fairy tale
Czech Kocour v botách
  • Kocour v botáchfairy tale
Danish Den bestøvlede kat
  • Den bestøvlede katfairy tale
Esperanto botita Kato
  • botita Katofairy tale
Finnish Saapasjalkakissa
  • Saapasjalkakissafairy tale
French chat botté
  • chat bottéfairy tale
German gestiefelte Kater
  • gestiefelte Katerfairy tale
Greek Παπουτσωμένος Γάτος
  • Παπουτσωμένος Γάτος (Papoutsoménos Gátos)fairy tale
Hungarian csizmás kandúr
  • csizmás kandúrfairy tale
Italian Gatto con gli Stivali
  • Gatto con gli Stivalifairy tale
Japanese 長靴をはいた猫
  • 長靴をはいた猫 (nagagutsu o haita neko)fairy tale
Korean 장화 신은 고양이
  • 장화 신은 고양이 (janghwa sineun goyang'i)fairy tale
Polish Kot w Butach
  • Kot w Butachfairy tale
Portuguese Gato de Botas
  • Gato de Botasfairy tale
Romanian Motanul încălțat
  • Motanul încălțatfairy tale
Russian Кот в сапога́х
  • Кот в сапога́х (Kot v sapogáx)fairy tale
Slovak Kocúr v čižmách
  • Kocúr v čižmáchfairy tale
Spanish el gato con botas
  • el gato con botasfairy tale
Swedish mästerkatten i stövlar
  • mästerkatten i stövlarfairy tale
Turkish Çizmeli Kedi
  • Çizmeli Kedifairy tale
Ukrainian Кіт у чобо́тях
  • Кіт у чобо́тях (Kit u čobótjax)fairy tale
Vietnamese Mèo đi hia
  • Mèo đi hiafairy tale
Welsh Pws Esgid Uchel, Pws Mewn Bŵts
  • Pws Esgid Uchelfairy tale
  • Pws Mewn Bŵtsfairy tale
Cite this entry
APA

Puss in Boots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puss%20in%20Boots

MLA

“Puss in Boots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puss%20in%20Boots. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Puss in Boots,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Puss%20in%20Boots.

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