Sunday, 13 November 2022

When you say 'angora' are you speaking Turkish?

'Angora' is a word borrowed from Turkish 'Angora'. The word entered the English language some time around 1819.


angora [noun] [1819]
  • any of a breed of cats having a long graceful body and silky medium-length hair with no undercoat
  • a long-haired domestic cat
See 'angora' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Turkish.

Etymology: (Ankara), Turkey
See more loan words from 1800s.


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