cetim

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic السَاتَان زَيْتُون (as-sātān zaytūn, “satin from Zaitun”), a city in China, perhaps 新疆 (Xīnjiāng), a port during the middle ages.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈt͡ʃĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈtĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Homophone: Setim
• Hyphenation: ce‧tim

Noun

cetim m (plural cetins)

1. satin (cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back)