Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pashmina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: pash-mi-na
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat; cashmere.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A soft fabric made from this wool; (in particular) a shawl made from this fabric.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, Leh's most important product is the soft underwool of sheep and goats, most of which are tended by nomads, men who roam about the uplands with their herds. It is this fine, soft wool which is used to make the famous pashmina shawls of Kashmir."
"Pashmina was invented more than four hundred years ago when Nur Jaban, wife of the Emperor Jehangir, asked her weavers to present a woolen fabric that was "as light as a cloud but as warm as a tender embrace.""

Etymology

From Classical Persian پَشْمِینَه (pašmīna). Compare پشمین (pašmīn /pašmin).

Usage

Inflected Forms

pashminas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pashm

Synonyms

Changthangi Changpa

Questions

What does pashmina mean?: A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
Where does pashmina come from?: From Classical Persian پَشْمِینَه (pašmīna). Compare پشمین (pašmīn /pašmin).

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