shammy
shammy · shammies
замша
Chamois leatherChamois leather.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Chamois leather.
за́мшаzámša
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
(countable, uncountable)A cloth made of this leather.
(slang, uncountable)Champagne.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
chamois leather — see also chamois:
Origin
From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /ʃ/ in English.
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Forms
plural: shammiesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin:chamoischamois leatherchammychammy leathershammy leather
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedshimmy-shammy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable