habotai

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noun

A lightweight fabric resembling silk.

OriginJapanese 羽二重 →
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Meanings

nounhabotai (uncountable)

alternative habutae · alternative habutai · alternative habutaye

  1. uncountableA lightweight fabric resembling silk.

    They argued over whether it was silk taffeta or habotai.

    2004, Monika Fagerholm, Translator Kathleen Tucker, The American Girl, Other Press, published 2009, page 61

Origin

  1. Japanese羽二重
  2. Englishhabotai

From Japanese 羽二重 (habutae, literally “as soft as down”).

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APA

habotai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habotai

MLA

“habotai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habotai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habotai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habotai.

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