shammy

English

Etymology

From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.

Noun

shammy (countable and uncountable, plural shammies)

1. Chamois leather.
2. A cloth made of this leather.

Translations

chamois leather — see also chamois

• Dutch: zeem (nl), zeemleer (nl)
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• Russian: за́мша (ru) f (zámša)

cloth — see also chamois

• Dutch: zeem (nl), zeemlap (nl), zeemvel (nl)
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Verb

shammy (third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied)

1. (transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.