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Angora cat

Angora cat

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A long-haired domestic cat with a thin body and silky fur from Turkey
  • noun
  • /æŋˈɡɔːrə kæt/
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  • My neighbor has an adorable Angora cat with long hair that needs regular grooming.

Examples

  • The fluffy Angora cat curled up on the couch, enjoying the warmth of the sunlight.

  • He raised Angora cats.

    The Bride Walks Out (1936)

  • At the cat show, the judges were impressed by the beauty of the silky-furred Angora cat.

Surface Forms

Angora cat singular
Angora cats plural

Morphology

Angora + cat

The meaning 'a cat of the Angora breed' is directly compositional from 'Angora' (a long-haired breed) + 'cat' and simply denotes membership of that breed. This noun-noun construction is a standard, transparent pattern in English (and many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Angora cat gets its name from the city Ankara in Turkey, which used to be called Angora. Cats from that region had very long, silky fur, so people began using Angora to mean a 'long-haired' cat.