chiffon.
chiffon (sheer silk or rayon fabric)
Meaning & usage
chiffon (sheer silk or rayon fabric)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kippōną Proto-West Germanic *kippōn Old English *ċippiander. Old English ċipp Middle English chippebor. Old French chippe Middle French chiffe French chiffe Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Middle French -on French -on French chiffonubor. Portuguese chiffon Unadapted borrowing from French chiffon.
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