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English
Etymology
Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form probably influenced by hair. Compare mockado, moire.
Pronunciation
Noun
mohair (countable and uncountable, plural mohairs)
- Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
- The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.
- An Angora goat.
mohair goat, mohair kid
Descendants
Translations
fine hair of the Angora goat
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
mohair m (plural mohairs)
- mohair
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mohair, itself a borrowing from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mohair m (uncountable)
- mohair (fiber)
Further reading
- mohair in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
mohair m (uncountable)
- mohair (fine hair of the Angora goat)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French mohair.
Noun
mohair n (plural mohairuri)
- mohair
Declension
Spanish
Noun
mohair m (plural mohaires)
- mohair