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mohair.

mohair (fiber)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/moˈɛr/
  1. mohair (fiber)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French mohair, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”). Doublet of moire.

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