mohair

M3O1H4A1I1R1
US/ˈmoʊhɛɹ/UK/ˈməʊhɛə/

noun

Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.

“mohair goat, mohair kid”

OriginMiddle French mocayart ← Italian mocaiardo ← Arabic مُخَيَّر →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounmohair (countable and uncountable, plural mohairs)

plural mohairs

  1. countableuncountableYarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.
  2. countableuncountableThe long, fine hair of the Angora goat.
  3. countableuncountableAn Angora goat.

    mohair goat, mohair kid

Origin

  1. Arabicمُخَيَّر“choice”
  2. Italianmocaiardo
  3. Middle Frenchmocayart
  4. Englishmohair

Earlier mocayre, from Middle French mocayart and Italian mocaiardo, mocaiarro, both from Arabic مُخَيَّر (muḵayyar, “choice”), past participle of خَيَّرَ (ḵayyara, “to choose”). Form influenced by hair through folk etymology. Doublet of moire; compare mockado.

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Translations

Bulgarian мохер
  • мохер (moher)fine hair of the Angora goat
Chinese Cantonese 摩唏
  • 摩唏 (mo¹ he¹)fine hair of the Angora goat
Chinese Mandarin 馬海毛 /马海毛
  • 馬海毛 /马海毛 (mǎhǎimáo)fine hair of the Angora goat
Czech mohér
  • mohérfine hair of the Angora goat
Dutch mohair
  • mohairfine hair of the Angora goat
Estonian mohäär
  • mohäärfine hair of the Angora goat
German Mohair
  • Mohairfine hair of the Angora goat
Irish móihéar
  • móihéarfine hair of the Angora goat
Italian mocaiardo
  • mocaiardofine hair of the Angora goat
Japanese モヘア
  • モヘア (mohea)fine hair of the Angora goat
Persian موهر
  • موهر (moher)fine hair of the Angora goat
Polish moher
  • moherfine hair of the Angora goat
Portuguese mohair
  • mohairfine hair of the Angora goat
Russian мохе́р
  • мохе́р (moxér)fine hair of the Angora goat
Spanish mohair
  • mohairfine hair of the Angora goat
Turkish tiftik, moher
  • tiftikfine hair of the Angora goat
  • moherfine hair of the Angora goat

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Moriahhomrai
Cite this entry
APA

mohair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohair

MLA

“mohair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohair. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mohair,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohair.

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