cetim

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic السَاتَان زَيْتُون (as-sātān zaytūn, “satin from Zaitun”), a city in China, perhaps 新疆 (Xīnjiāng), a port during the middle ages.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Homophone: Setim
  • Hyphenation: ce‧tim

Noun

cetim m (plural cetins)

  1. satin (cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back)

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