Masculine

kaolin

Concepts

white clay

porcelain clay

china stone

Synonyms

Translations

kaolin

καολίνης

caolí

arıkil

kaolien

Porzellanerde

porseleinaarde

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.ɔ.lɛ̃/
Etymology

From the Chinese words 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.

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