"angora" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æŋˈɡɔːɹə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-angora.wav Forms: angoras [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹə Etymology: From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἄγκυρα||anchor}} Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} angora (countable and uncountable, plural angoras)
  1. A Turkish Angora cat. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics Categories (lifeform): Cats, Goats, Rabbits Translations (cat): turkkilainen angora (Finnish), kucing angora (Indonesian), angorá [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), angora (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-angora-en-noun-b64bwmB1 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 27 13 14 20 25 Disambiguation of Cats: 40 7 21 18 14 Disambiguation of Goats: 38 6 19 21 17 Disambiguation of Rabbits: 33 5 24 21 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 6 22 16 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 3 28 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 40 8 22 16 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 5 23 17 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 6 25 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 44 7 25 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 42 7 24 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 6 22 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 7 29 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 6 26 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 44 8 22 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 49 6 21 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 52 7 20 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 52 6 20 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 6 22 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 44 7 25 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 52 6 20 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 8 21 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 7 23 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 51 6 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 6 27 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 42 6 26 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 56 6 19 11 8 Disambiguation of 'cat': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics Translations (goat): angoravuohi (Finnish), gabhar angóra [masculine] (Irish), مرخز (marxoz) (Persian), مرغز (marğoz) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-angora-en-noun-Ob6MH4Op Disambiguation of Fabrics: 27 13 14 20 25 Disambiguation of 'goat': 0 50 0 28 22
  3. A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics Translations (subspecies of the European rabbit): 安哥拉兔 (āngēlā tù) (Chinese), angorakonijn [neuter] (Dutch), lapin angora [masculine] (French), Angorakaninchen [neuter] (German), ארנב אנגורה [masculine] (Hebrew), angóranyúl (Hungarian), coniglio d'Angora [masculine] (Italian), アンゴラウサギ (Japanese), królik angorski [masculine] (Polish), coelho angorá [masculine] (Portuguese), iepure de Angora [masculine] (Romanian), Ангорский кро́лик (Angorskij królik) [masculine] (Russian), conejo de Angora [masculine] (Spanish), Angorakanin [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-angora-en-noun-FBi0xPY7 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 27 13 14 20 25 Disambiguation of 'subspecies of the European rabbit': 31 2 51 8 7
  4. (countable, uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-angora-en-noun-34Nj1o1x Disambiguation of Fabrics: 27 13 14 20 25
  5. (countable, uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics Translations (fabric): angora [feminine] (Catalan), angorakangas (Finnish), angorá [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-angora-en-noun-TJg8lzPA Disambiguation of Fabrics: 27 13 14 20 25 Disambiguation of 'fabric': 6 8 4 12 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: angora goat, angora rabbit, angora wool Translations (hair): angora [feminine] (Catalan), angoravilla (Finnish), angora (english: rabbit's hair only) (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'hair': 0 0 31 37 32

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Chinese translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Cats",
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      "word": "angora goat"
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    {
      "word": "angora rabbit"
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      "word": "angora wool"
    }
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        "A Turkish Angora cat."
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        "A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus)."
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        "The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles."
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        "(countable, uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles."
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        "The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats."
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        "(countable, uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cat",
      "word": "turkkilainen angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "cat",
      "word": "kucing angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "angorá"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cat",
      "word": "angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "goat",
      "word": "angoravuohi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "goat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gabhar angóra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "marxoz",
      "sense": "goat",
      "word": "مرخز"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "marğoz",
      "sense": "goat",
      "word": "مرغز"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "āngēlā tù",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "word": "安哥拉兔"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "angorakonijn"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lapin angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Angorakaninchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ארנב אנגורה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "word": "angóranyúl"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coniglio d'Angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "word": "アンゴラウサギ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "królik angorski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coelho angorá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iepure de Angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Angorskij królik",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ангорский кро́лик"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "conejo de Angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "subspecies of the European rabbit",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Angorakanin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "hair",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hair",
      "word": "angoravilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "rabbit's hair only",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hair",
      "word": "angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "fabric",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "angora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fabric",
      "word": "angorakangas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fabric",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "angorá"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "angora"
  ],
  "word": "angora"
}

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