seersucker
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seersucker
- /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/ US
- /ˈsɪəˌsʌk.ə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Hindi शीरशक्कर (śīrśakkar), from Persian شیر و شکر (šir o šekar, literally “milk and sugar”), modified by folk etymology, originally alluding to the smooth (“milk”) and rough (“sugar”) surface of the stripes.
noun seersuckers
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A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
I saw merely a lank, commonplace, and simple-looking farmer, going about his chores in faded blue overalls, a seersucker shirt, and a straw hat of the kind that is called a "cow's breakfast."
Similar: hickory stripe, railroad stripe
- An article made from such fabric.
Translations
Talk about this word "seersucker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seersucker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seersucker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seersucker "seersucker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seersucker.Cite this
@misc{seersucker_2026,
title = {seersucker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seersucker},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
