angora的词源

英文词源

angora (n.)

type of wool, 1810, from Angora, city in central Turkey (ancient Ancyra, modern Ankara), which gave its name to the goat (1745 in English), and to its silk-like wool, and to a cat whose fur resembles it (1771 in English). The city name is from the Greek word for "anchor, bend" (see angle (n.)).

中文词源

angora：安哥拉羊毛

来自地名，土耳奇首都旧称，词源同angle, 角，湾。

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