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zisha

Syllables: zi·sha

zisha noun: a mixture of kaolin, quartz and mica, with a high content of iron oxide, used in making Yixing ware.

Noun

zisha (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of kaolin, quartz and mica, with a high content of iron oxide, used in making Yixing ware.

Origin of zisha

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紫砂 (zǐshā).

Questions about zisha

What does zisha mean?
Zisha means a mixture of kaolin, quartz and mica, with a high content of iron oxide, used in making Yixing ware.
What part of speech is zisha?
Zisha is a noun.

Words near zisha in the dictionary

  1. Ziryen
  2. zis
  3. Zischkowitz
  4. zischägge
  5. zischägges
  6. zisha
  7. Zisis
  8. Ziskind
  9. Zissis
  10. zit
  11. zitan

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