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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.
