seta
Pronunciation: /ˈse.ta/
“seta” is an Italian word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In Italian
- filato leggero e resistente dotato di particolare lucentezza prodotto da un particolare tipo di baco
- tessuto prodotto con l'omonimo filamento
Etymology
From Latin sēta, from saeta, from Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ito-, *sh₂éyto-, from *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese seda.
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