English Explanatory Dictionary

Kit Kat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chocolate-covered wafer bar confection produced by Nestlé and Hershey.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Kit Kat.wav

Word forms

Kit Kat Kit Kats

Etymology

Brand name. Originally trademarked by the Rowntree's company in 1911. Apparently named after the Kit-Cat Club, which got its name from a local pastry chef, Christopher Catt/Catling (sources differ on the surname), who was nicknamed “Kit” and supplied the club with meat pies that he called “Kit-Cats”.

Derived words

Kit Kat shuffle
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