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habotai

habotai noun: a lightweight fabric resembling silk.

Noun

habotai (uncountable)

  1. A lightweight fabric resembling silk.
    • They argued over whether it was silk taffeta or habotai.2004, Monika Fagerholm, Translator Kathleen Tucker, The American Girl, Other Press, published 2009, page 61

Forms of habotai

alternative formhabutae
alternative formhabutai
alternative formhabutaye

Origin of habotai

From Japanese 羽二重 (habutae, literally “as soft as down”).

Questions about habotai

What does habotai mean?
Habotai means a lightweight fabric resembling silk.
What part of speech is habotai?
Habotai is a noun.

Words near habotai in the dictionary

  1. habnab
  2. haboku
  3. Habomai
  4. haboob
  5. haboobs
  6. habotai
  7. habous
  8. Habraeus
  9. habromania
  10. habronema
  11. habronemas

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