mohair

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, choice), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, to choose). Form probably influenced by hair. Compare mockado, moire.

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Noun[edit]

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.
    mohair goat, mohair kid

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ɛʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

mohair m (plural mohairs)

  1. mohair

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French mohair, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, choice).

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Noun[edit]

mohair m (uncountable)

  1. mohair (fiber)

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Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mo‧ha‧ir

Noun[edit]

mohair m (uncountable)

  1. mohair (fine hair of the Angora goat)

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French mohair.

Noun[edit]

mohair n (plural mohairuri)

  1. mohair

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Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

mohair m (plural mohaires)

  1. mohair