pongee

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.
2. (countable, uncountable) A pale, yellowish shade of brown similar to beige.

Synoniemen

faille

foulard

sarcenet

silk

surah

messaline

Vertalingen

Pongé

pongé

قماش حريري

είδος μεταξωτού υφάσματος

Çin ipeği

handgewobene Seide

Seide

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɑnd͡ʒi/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Mandarin 本機／本机 (běnjī, literally “one’s own loom; home-woven; homemade”).