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https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%8C%AB%E8%88%8C

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There's an identical expression in Spanish, someone has a "cat's tongue" when they don't tolerate hot food.

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/lengua-de-gato.32275... (Spanish discussion)

But why does Japan write different "cat's tongue" (the body part) than "cat's tongue" ラング・ド・シャ (the pastry)?

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3...

Katakana (the above character set representing syllables) is used for words of foreign origin, which this pastry is. In turn it stems from French « langue de chat ».

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