pongee

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 本機／本机 (běnjī, literally “one’s own loom; home-woven; homemade”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑnd͡ʒi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒnd͡ʒi/

Noun

pongee (countable and uncountable, plural pongees)

1. A soft unbleached silk, from China or India, from silkworms that feed on oak leaves.
2. A pale, yellowish shade of brown similar to beige.

Translations

soft unbleached silk

• Bulgarian: шантунг m (šantung)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 繭綢 / 茧绸 (jiǎnchóu), 柞絲綢 / 柞丝绸 (zuòsīchóu)

• Finnish: pongee-silkki
• Greek: πονζέ (el) n (ponzé)
• Russian: эпо́нж (ru) m (epónž)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

pongee (plural pongees)

1. Channa striata (striped snakehead)

Etymology 3

Noun

pongee (plural pongees)

1. Alternative spelling of punji

Derived terms

• pongee stick