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Showing words for PONGEE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Pongee

eponge, pongee

5 Letter Words for Pongee

genep, pengo

4 Letter Words for Pongee

geep, gene, goen, gone, neep, nope, ogee, open, peen, pene, peng, peon, pone, pong

3 Letter Words for Pongee

eeg, een, ego, ene, eng, eon, gee, gen, geo, gnp, gon, gop, nee, neg, neo, nep, nog, one, ope, pee, peg, pen, pon

Definitions for Pongee

[1] silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
[2] a cotton or rayon fabric imitating it. Compare Shantung(def 2) , tussah(def 1) .
[3] a thin plain-weave silk fabric from China or India, left in its natural colour
[4] a cotton or rayon fabric similar to or in imitation of this, but not necessarily in the natural colour

Words related to Pongee

thread, fiber, taffeta, tulle, mantua, samite, tussore, tussah, sendal

Words nearby Pongee

pondoland, pondweed, pone, pong, ponga, pongee, pongid, pongidae, pongo, poniard, ponograph

Origin of Pongee

First recorded in 1705–15, pongee is from the Chinese word běnjī homewoven, literally, one's own loom

Word origin for Pongee

C18: from Mandarin Chinese (Peking) pen-chī woven at home, on one's own loom, from pen own + chi loom

Synonyms for Pongee

fiber, taffeta, thread, tulle, mantua, samite, tussah, tussore, sendal