唐から猫ねこ

noun

cat (esp. one imported from China)

Archaic term, historically used for cats brought from China, possibly referring to a specific breed or simply foreign cats. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「唐から猫ねこ」という言こと葉ばが見みられる。

  The word 唐猫 appears in old documents.