cat food

noun

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.

“The cat ate the cat food.”

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Meanings

nouncat food (usually uncountable, plural cat foods)

plural cat foods · alternative catfood · alternative cat-food

  1. uncountableusuallyA 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.

    The cat ate the cat food.

Translations

Arabic القط الغذاء
  • القط الغذاءtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Chinese Mandarin 貓食 /猫食, 貓糧 /猫粮
  • 貓食 /猫食 (māoshí)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • 貓糧 /猫粮 (māoliáng)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Danish kattemad, kattefoder
  • kattemadtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • kattefodertype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Dutch kattenvoer
  • kattenvoertype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Estonian kassitoit
  • kassitoittype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Finnish kissanruoka
  • kissanruokatype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
French nourriture pour chat
  • nourriture pour chattype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
German Katzenfutter
  • Katzenfuttertype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Greek γατοτροφή
  • γατοτροφή (gatotrofí)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Hungarian macskaeledel
  • macskaeledeltype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Icelandic kattamatur, kattafóður
  • kattamaturtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • kattafóðurtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Indonesian makanan kucing
  • makanan kucingtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Italian cibo per gatti, mangime
  • cibo per gattitype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • mangimetype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Japanese キャットフード
  • キャットフード (kyattofūdo)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Korean 고양이 먹이, 고양이 밥
  • 고양이 먹이 (goyang'i meogi)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • 고양이 밥 (goyang'i bap)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
  • 고양이 사료 (goyang'i saryo)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Latvian kaķu barība
  • kaķu barībatype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Lithuanian kačių maistas
  • kačių maistastype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Malay makanan kucing
  • makanan kucingtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Persian غذا گربه
  • غذا گربهtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Polish karma dla kotów
  • karma dla kotówtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Portuguese comida/ração de/para gato(s)
  • comida/ração de/para gato(s)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Russian корма́ для ко́шек
  • корма́ для ко́шек (kormá dlja kóšek)type of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Spanish comida para gatos
  • comida para gatostype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Swedish kattmat
  • kattmattype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Turkish kedi maması
  • kedi mamasıtype of food formulated for the feeding of cats
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“cat food.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20food. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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