angora
A Turkish Angora catA Turkish Angora cat.
» She knitted her an angora jumper.
Sie hat ihr einen Angorapulli gestrickt.
Она связала ей джемпер из ангоры.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A Turkish Angora cat.
(countable, uncountable)A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair
(countable, uncountable)A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).
Angorakaninchen
Ангорский кро́ликAngorskij królik
domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair
(countable, uncountable)The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
(countable, uncountable)The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.
Examples
4 sentencesShe knitted her an angora jumper.
ruОна связала ей джемпер из ангоры.
deSie hat ihr einen Angorapulli gestrickt.
She's knitted her an angora jumper.
deSie hat ihr einen Angorapulli gestrickt.
She knitted her an angora pullover.
ruОна связала ей пуловер из ангоры.
deSie hat ihr einen Angorapulli gestrickt.
She has knitted her an angora pullover.
ruОна связала для неё пуловер из ангоры.
deSie hat ihr einen Angorapulli gestrickt.
Translations
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Origin
From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).
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Forms
plural: angorasSynonyms
6 synonyms- a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat:Angora cat
- domestic breed of rabbit with long white silky hair:Angora rabbit
- a domestic breed of goat raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair:Angora goat
- the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats:AnkaraTurkish capitalcapital of Turkey
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable