Yomi
ねこじた
Rōmaji
nekojita
Type
idiom
Literal Meaning
a cat’s tongue”
Meaning
cannot eat hot/high-temperature food/drink
Additional Info
This is because cats usually cannot have hot something hot.
Example
猫舌だから、とても熱いコーヒーは飲めない。
Because I cannot eat something hot, I can’t drink very hot coffee.
