Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shantung

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
shan-tung
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Chinese silk, originally undyed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fabric of some other material having the same characteristics.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東/山东 (Shāndōng), Shantung.

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What does shantung mean?
A type of Chinese silk, originally undyed.
Where does shantung come from?
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東/山东 (Shāndōng), Shantung.

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