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pongee

UK/ˈpɒnd͡ʒi/US/ˈpɑnd͡ʒi/

pongee noun: a soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves. Also the alternative spelling of punji.

Noun (1)

pongee (countable and uncountable, plural pongees)

  1. A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.
  2. A pale, yellowish shade of brown similar to beige.

Noun (2)

pongee (plural pongees)

  1. Channa striata (striped snakehead)

Also used as

pongee is also the alternative spelling of punji.

Forms of pongee

pluralpongees

Origin of pongee

From Mandarin 本機／本机 (běnjī, literally “one’s own loom; home-woven; homemade”).

Words formed from pongee

Phrases with pongee

Words that rhyme with pongee

Questions about pongee

What does pongee mean?
Pongee means a soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.
What part of speech is pongee?
Pongee is a noun.
How do you pronounce pongee?
Pongee is pronounced /ˈpɑnd͡ʒi/ (US).
What is the plural of pongee?
The plural of pongee is pongees.

Words near pongee in the dictionary

  1. pongas
  2. Pongayan
  3. Pongco
  4. ponge
  5. ponged
  6. pongee
  7. pongee stick
  8. pongee sticks
  9. pongees
  10. pongelow
  11. ponger

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