chatoyer

French

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to shimmer; to iridesce to reflect light in different colors depending on the direction and orientation

Etymology

Suffix from French chat (cat).

Origin

French

chat

Gloss

cat

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

猫

Emoji
🐅 🐆 🐈‍⬛ 🐯 🐱 😸 😹 😺 😻 😼 😽 😾 😿 🙀 🦁

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