seta

Meaning

1. (feminine) silk
2. (feminine) bristle

Concepts

silk

rayon

silks

silk

Synonyms

vestito elegante

Translations

seda

soie

Seide

seda

seda

μετάξι

zijde

ipek

حرير

seda

zij

👩

حري

μέταξα

sēricum

Hyphenated as

sé‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈse.ta/

Etymology

From Latin sēta, from saeta, from Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ito-, *sh₂éyto-, from *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese seda.