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taffeta

/ˈtæfətə/TA-fuh-tuh
/ˈtæfətə/TA-fuh-tuh

Meaningto twist

Common meaning: a crisp, glossy silk

Journey through time

  1. Persiantaftan‘to twist, to spin’source
  2. Persianmeaning shiftsto twist, to spin → twisted, woventaftah‘twisted, woven’source
  3. Italiantaffetasource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftstwisted, woven → a crisp, glossy silktaffeta‘a crisp, glossy silk’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Persian taftan ‘to twist’.

Roots

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