Definition
A durable cord made from the dried intestines of sheep, goats, or horses (not cats), used for strings on musical instruments and tennis rackets.
Etymology
From 'cat' and 'gut.' The origin of 'cat' in the name is disputed—possibly from 'kit' (an old word for fiddle), or from a mispronunciation of 'kitgut,' but definitely not from actual cats despite the name.
Kelly Says
This is one of history's great misnomers—catgut contains zero actual cat intestines, and historians still argue about why it's called that, but musicians have used it for strings for over 500 years!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ጫ punta
in-ssa ch'a pun-ta
ARالعربية
أمعاء قطة
a-ma-a-a qit-tah
BNবাংলা
বিড়ালের পেট
bi-ra-ler pet
CACatalà
gut de gat
gut de gat
CSČeština
kočičí tlusté střevo
ko-či-ci tlus-té stře-vo
DADansk
katteguts
kat-te-guts
DEDeutsch
Katzenhaar
kat-zen-ha-ar
ELΕλληνικά
κοιλιακή χορδή
koi-li-a-ki hor-de
ESEspañol
cuerda de gato
kwer-da de ga-to
FAفارسی
روده گربه
ro-deh gorbeh
FISuomi
kissanpää
kis-san-pää
FRFrançais
corde de chat
kord de chat
GUGU
બાળિયાના પગ
ba-li-ya-na pa-g
HAHA
karya goro
ka-rya go-ro
HEעברית
חוט של חתול
chot shel chatul
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली की आंत
bil-li ki a-ant
HUMagyar
macska bél
macs-ka bel
IDBahasa Indonesia
usus kucing
u-sus ku-cing
ITItaliano
corde di gatto
kor-de di gat-to
KMKM
ជើងឆ្លូវ
ch'eung ch'luov
KO한국어
고양이 장
go-ya-ngi jang
MRMR
मांज्याची पाया
ma-n-jya-chi pa-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
usus kucing
u-sus ku-cing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျားလက်
cha la-k
NLNederlands
katenguts
kat-en-guts
NONorsk
katteguts
kat-te-guts
PAPA
billi da pa
bil-li da pa
PLPolski
wątroba kota
vą-tro-ba ko-ta
PTPortuguês
corda de gato
kor-da de ga-to
RORomână
intestin de pisică
in-tes-tin de pi-si-ca
RUРусский
кошачья кишка
ko-sha-chya-ya kish-ka
SVSvenska
kattguts
kat-guts
SWKiswahili
matumbo ya paka
ma-tum-bo ya pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
பூனை வயிறு
poo-nai vai-ri
TEతెలుగు
కేటెమ్ కడుపు
ke-te-m ka-du-pu
THไทย
ลำไส้แมว
lam-sai mao
TLTL
puso ng kuting
pu-so ng ku-ting
TRTürkçe
kedi bağı
ke-di ba-ğı
UKУкраїнська
кішка
kish-ka
URاردو
بلی کا پیٹ
bili ka pit
VITiếng Việt
ruột mèo
ru-ot meu
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀
e-ko-o o-ro
ZUZU
isigwe sika
i-si-gwe si-ka