mohair

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
2. (countable, uncountable) The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.
3. (countable, uncountable) An Angora goat.

Translations

mohair

mohair

Mohair

موهير

mohair

Angorawolle

Mohär

mohair

moher

angora

الموهير

tiftik yünü

مُوخير

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈməʊhɛə/

Etymology

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form influenced by hair through folk etymology. Doublet of moire; compare mockado.