pongee

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 本機／本机 (běnjī, literally “one’s own loom; home-woven; homemade”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑnd͡ʒi/

Noun

pongee (countable and uncountable, plural pongees)

A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.

Derived terms

pongee stick

Translations

soft unbleached silk

Bulgarian: шантунг m (šantung)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 繭綢／茧绸 (jiǎnchóu), 柞絲綢／柞丝绸 (zuòsīchóu)
Finnish: pongee-silkki
Greek: πονζέ (el) n (ponzé)
Russian: эпо́нж (ru) m (epónž)

Etymology 2

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Noun

pongee (plural pongees)

Channa striata (striped snakehead)

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