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jusi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jusi
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain (abaca), Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish jusi, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly either: * 富紗 /富纱 (hù se, literally “rich yarn”) or 富絲 /富丝 (hù si, literally “rich silk”), according to Chan-Yap(1980) * 互紗 /互纱 (hō͘ se, literally “intertwining yarn”), according to Manuel(1948) Compare Tagalog husi, Central Bikol husi, Cebuano husi, and Hiligaynon husi.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

husi (alternative) jussi (alternative)

Questions

What does jusi mean?
a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain (abaca), Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts.
Where does jusi come from?
From Philippine Spanish jusi, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly either: * 富紗 /富纱 (hù se, literally “rich yarn”) or 富絲 /富丝 (hù si, literally “rich silk”), according to Chan-Yap(1980) * 互紗 /互纱 (hō͘ se, literally “intertwining yarn”), according to Manuel(1948) Compare Tagalog husi, Central Bikol husi, Cebuano husi, and Hiligaynon husi.

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