different between mohair vs astrakhan

English

Etymology

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic ????????? (mu?ayyar, “choice”), past participle of ???????? (?ayyara, “to choose”). Form probably influenced by hair. Compare mockado, moire.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??h??/

Noun

mohair (countable and uncountable, plural mohairs)

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

Descendants

• ? French: moire (semi-learned), ? mohair
  • ? Italian: amoerro, amoerre, moerro, muerre (semi-learned), ? moire
• ? Italian: mohair
• ? Japanese: ??? (mohea)
• ? Portuguese: mohair
• ? Russian: ?????? (moxér)
• ? Spanish: mohair
• ? Chinese:
  • Mandarin: ???/??? (m?h?imáo)
  • Cantonese: ??? (maa⁵ hoi² mou⁴)

Translations

Anagrams

• Mahori, Moriah

French

Noun

mohair m (plural mohairs)

1. mohair

Italian

Etymology

From French mohair, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic ?????????? (mu?ayyar, “choice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo??r/

Noun

mohair m (uncountable)

1. mohair (fiber)

Related terms

• amoerro
• moire

References

• mohair in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Noun

mohair m (uncountable)

1. mohair (fine hair of the Angora goat)

Romanian

Etymology

From French mohair.

Noun

mohair n (plural mohairuri)

1. mohair

Declension

Spanish

Noun

mohair m (plural mohaires)

1. mohair

English

Etymology

Named after the city of Astrakhan in Southern Russia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æst???kæn/

Noun

astrakhan (countable and uncountable, plural astrakhans)

1. Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
2. Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.

See also

• karakul

Translations

Anagrams

• nakshatra