flokati

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noun

A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.

OriginGreek φλοκάτη ← Italian flocco →
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Meanings

nounflokati (plural flokatis)

plural flokatis

  1. A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.

    The woolly flotakis in the bedrooms, terracotta and ceramic tiles elsewhere; the few antiques Elise had skilfully harmonised with large and comfortable modern module pieces.

    1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 24

Origin

  1. Italianflocco
  2. Greekφλοκάτη
  3. Englishflokati

Borrowed from Greek φλοκάτη (flokáti), from φλόκι (flóki, “flock, shag”), from Italian flocco.

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Anagrams

filakto
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Chicago

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