tafetán

Spanish

Alternative forms

tafeta

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian taffetà, from Persian (tâfte, “tissue”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tafeˈtan/ [t̪a.feˈt̪ãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ta‧fe‧tán

Noun

tafetán m (plural tafetanes)

taffeta

Further reading

“tafetán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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