pongee

Meaning

  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.

Translations

Pongé

pongé

قماش حريري

είδος μεταξωτού υφάσματος

Çin ipeği

handgewobene Seide

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɑnd͡ʒi/
Etymology

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

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