Etymology

shahtoosh

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Today it means: A light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), an endangered species. Full definition →

Persian [Term?]
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The story

  1. Persian · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todayshahtoosh

Borrowed from Persian [Term?], meaning "king of fine wools".

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