angora
/æŋˈɡɔːɹə/ noun, proper noun
Forms angoras
- noun A Turkish Angora cat.
- noun A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair.
- noun 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).
- noun (countable, uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles.
- noun (countable, uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats.
- proper noun Former name of Ankara: the capital city of Turkey.
Synonyms
Ankara Turkish capital capital of Turkey Angora goat Angora rabbit Angora cat
Etymology
From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “angora”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details