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husi

husi is the alternative spelling of jusi.

Meaning of jusi

Noun

jusi (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain (abaca), Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts.
    • It is made of jusi cloth, that is, cloth woven from banana leaf fiber.1917, John Stuart Thomson, Fil and Filippa

Proper noun capitalized: Husi

Husi

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Huxi.
    • Twenty-four project farms in Paisha township and 23 check farms in Makung, Husi, and Paisha townships were investigated during August and September, 1970.1970, General Report of the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, numbers 22-23, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 48, column 2
    • Husi is the only township in Penghu where agriculture is more important than fishing.2005, 台灣鄉鎮之美 [Taiwan Town and Country], 遠流出版事業股份有現公司, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 176

Origin of husi

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湖西 (Húxī) Tongyong Pinyin: Húsi.

Questions about husi

What is husi the alternative spelling of?
Husi is the alternative spelling of jusi.
What part of speech is husi?
Husi is a proper noun.

Words near husi in the dictionary

  1. hushpitality
  2. hushpuppies
  3. hushpuppy
  4. husht
  5. hushy
  6. husi
  7. Husic
  8. Husics
  9. husk
  10. husk tomato
  11. husk tomatoes

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