songket

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/ˈsɒŋkɛt/

noun

A type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.

OriginMalay songket ← Musi songket →
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Meanings

nounsongket (usually uncountable, plural songkets)

plural songkets

  1. uncountableusuallyA type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.

Origin

  1. Musisongket
  2. Malaysongket
  3. Englishsongket

From Malay songket, from Musi songket.

More words from Malay, Musi

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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