pongee
English
Etymology 1
From Mandarin 本機/本机 (běnjī, literally “one’s own loom; home-woven; homemade”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑnd͡ʒi/
Noun
pongee (countable and uncountable, plural pongees)
- A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.
Translations
soft unbleached silk
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Etymology 2
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Noun
pongee (plural pongees)
- Channa striata (striped snakehead)