angora

== English == === Etymology === From the name of the city of Ankara in Turkey, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æŋˈɡɔːɹə/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹə === Noun === angora (countable and uncountable, plural angoras) A Turkish Angora cat. A goat of a domesticated breed that produces mohair. 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). (countable, uncountable) The hair of angora rabbits or angora goats, used to make textiles. (countable, uncountable) The fabric made from the hair of angora rabbits or angora goats. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Aragon, Arango, Argoan, arango, organa == Esperanto == === Etymology === angoro +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈɡora/ Rhymes: -ora Syllabification: an‧go‧ra === Adjective === angora (accusative singular angoran, plural angoraj, accusative plural angorajn) distressed, anguished, of distress, of anguish (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (How the Steel Was Tempered / Как закалялась сталь) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 7, (Can we date this quote?), Elena Zaja, Antaŭparolo (Preface), in Fajron sentas mi interne by Ulrich Matthias, == Finnish == === Etymology === < Turkish Angora, the former name of Turkish capital Ankara === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑŋːo(ː)rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ŋːo̞(ː)rɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑŋːorɑ Syllabification(key): an‧go‧ra Hyphenation(key): an‧go‧ra === Noun === angora angora (hair of angora rabbit) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== angoravilla ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “angora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === From Angora, obsolete form of Ankara, the name of the capital of Turkey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡɔ.ʁa/ === Noun === angora m (invariable) angora (all senses) === Further reading === “angora”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012