tsatlee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A high-quality white raw silk from Zhejiang, China, produced mostly for export.

Pronunciation

/tsætˈliː/

Word forms

tsatlee tsatlees

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 七里 (cat¹ lei⁵, literally “seven li”), a placename.

Synonyms

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