Definition
A plant that produces a strong scent cats find irresistible and exciting; anything that someone finds extremely attractive or hard to resist.
Etymology
From 'cat' + 'nip' (possibly from 'catmint'). The plant is Nepeta cataria, a member of the mint family native to Europe. Cats' attraction to it was documented in the Middle Ages, and the term became established in English by the 17th century.
Kelly Says
Catnip works because it contains nepetalactone, which mimics a pheromone in cat urine—so cats are basically smelling what they think is another cat, which is why they go wild, and some compounds even deter wild cats when applied as repellent.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ጫት
in-ssa ch-at
ARالعربية
نبات القطط
nabat al-qit-at
BNবাংলা
বিড়ালের ঘাস
bi-ral-er ghas
CACatalà
menta de gat
men-ta de gat
CSČeština
kočičí máta
ko-chi-chi ma-ta
DADansk
kattegræs
kat-te-graes
DEDeutsch
Katzenminze
kat-zen-min-ze
ELΕλληνικά
νεράνη
ne-ra-ni
ESEspañol
hierbabuena
he-ra-bu-e-na
FAفارسی
نعناع گربه
na-an-an ger-be
FISuomi
kissankukka
kis-sa-n-kuk-ka
FRFrançais
herbe à chat
erb a shat
GUGU
બીલ્લીનું છોડ
bil-li-nuu cho-d
HAHA
gidan kifi
gi-dan ki-fi
HEעברית
עשב קשת
e-sav kas-het
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली का पत्ता
bil-li ka pat-ta
HUMagyar
macskafű
macs-ka-fű
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput kucing
rum-put ku-cing
ITItaliano
erba gatta
er-ba gat-ta
KMKM
ក្បាលស្លា
k-baal sla
KO한국어
고양이 풀
go-yang-i pul
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput kucing
rum-put ku-cing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-ta-w-mar
NLNederlands
kattenkruid
kat-ten-k-ruid
NONorsk
kattegress
kat-te-gress
PAPA
ਬਿੱਲੀ ਦਾ ਪੌਦਾ
bil-li da pa-uda
PLPolski
niemiecka mięta
nie-miecka m-jeta
PTPortuguês
alecrim-de-gato
a-le-krim-de-ga-to
RORomână
mentă de pisică
men-ta de pi-si-ca
RUРусский
кошачья мята
ko-sha-chaya myata
SVSvenska
kattmynta
kat-t-min-ta
SWKiswahili
nyasi ya paka
nya-si ya pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
பூனை புல்
poo-nai pul
TEతెలుగు
చిలుక పువ్వు
chi-lu-ka puvvu
TLTL
damo ng pusa
da-mo ng pu-sa
TRTürkçe
kedi nane
kedi na-ne
UKУкраїнська
кішка-м'ята
ki-ska-m-yata
URاردو
بلی کا پودا
bili ka poda
VITiếng Việt
bèo mèo
beo meo
ZUZU
umthi wokuthi
oom-thi wo-ku-thi