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jussi

jussi is the alternative form 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

Questions about jussi

What is jussi the alternative form of?
Jussi is the alternative form of jusi.

Words near jussi in the dictionary

  1. jusqu'auboutist
  2. jusqu'auboutists
  3. jusquaboutist
  4. jusquaboutists
  5. jussa
  6. jussi
  7. Jussiaean
  8. Jussie
  9. Jussieuan
  10. Jussieuean
  11. jussive

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