chat forestier
French, noun/ʃa fɔ.ʁɛs.tje/
chat forestier is spelled C-H-A-T-F-O-R-E-S-T-I-E-R (13 letters). Chat forestier is a French masculine noun meaning “European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de chat sauvage d’Europe mais cette seconde appellation induit un risque de confusion avec le chat…”.
What does chat forestier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineEuropean wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Synonyme de chat sauvage d’Europe mais cette seconde appellation induit un risque de confusion avec le chat haret, chat domestique retourné à l’état sauvage.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chat forestier
- chats forestiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chat forestier?
- /ʃa fɔ.ʁɛs.tje/
- \ʃa fɔ.ʁɛs.tje\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.