pashmina
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pashmina
Where it comes from
From Classical Persian پَشْمِینَه (pašmīna). Compare پشمین (pašmīn /pašmin).
noun pashminas
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A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
Similar: Changthangi, Changpa
- The fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat; cashmere.
- A soft fabric made from this wool; (in particular) a shawl made from this fabric. However, Leh's most important product is the soft underwool of sheep and goats, most of which are tended by nomads, men who roam about the uplands with their herds. It is this fine, soft wool which is used to make the famous pashmina shawls of Kashmir.
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Talk about this word "pashmina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pashmina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pashmina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pashmina "pashmina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pashmina.Cite this
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title = {pashmina},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pashmina},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
