noun · countable / uncountable · rare

seersucker

seersucker · seersuckers

сирсакер

Seersucker

A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wearA thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.

UK/ˈsɪəˌsʌk.ə/US/ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
Seersucker
сирсакерsirsaker
a light puckered fabric (usually striped)
(countable)An article made from such fabric.

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Origin

From Hindi शीरशक्कर (śīrśakkar), from Persian شیر و شکر (šir o šekar, literally “milk and

From Hindi शीरशक्कर (śīrśakkar), from Persian شیر و شکر (šir o šekar, literally “milk and sugar”), modified by folk etymology, originally alluding to the smooth (“milk”) and rough (“sugar”) surface of the stripes.

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