percale

Pronunciation: /pɛʁ.kal/

“percale” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

percale

In French

Textile de coton très serré traité pour obtenir brillance et fermeté, plus fin que le calicot dont il est une variété.
Tabac.

Etymology

Borrowed from an Indian language (possibly Tamil), originally from Classical Persian پرگاله (pargāla, “a patch, a percale”).

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