Angoras

/æŋˈɡɔːrəz/ noun

Definition

Soft, fluffy hair or wool from an Angora goat, rabbit, or cat; fabrics made from this material, or the animals themselves.

Etymology

From Ankara (formerly called Angora), a city in Turkey where these animals were originally bred and became famous. The '-s' makes it plural. Angora goats and rabbits have been bred for thousands of years for their luxuriously soft fiber.

Kelly Says

Angora rabbits are bred specifically for their wool and can produce up to 1-2 pounds of it per year—that fluffy sweater you might wear is basically the result of selective breeding that has made some rabbit breeds look like living cotton balls!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንጉራ
n-gu-ra
ARالعربية
أنجورا
an-dʒo-ra
BNবাংলা
অঙ্গোরা
an-go-ra
CACatalà
angora
an-go-ra
CSČeština
angora
an-go-ra
DADansk
angora
an-go-ra
DEDeutsch
Angorakaninchen
ang-o-ra-kan-i-n-chen
ELΕλληνικά
ανγκορα
an-go-ra
ESEspañol
angoras
an-goh-ras
FAفارسی
انگورا
an-go-ra
FISuomi
angora
an-go-ra
FRFrançais
angoras
an-goh-rah
GUGU
અંગોરા
an-go-ra
HAHA
angora
an-go-ra
HEעברית
אנגורה
an-go-ra
HIहिन्दी
अंगोरा
an-go-ra
HUMagyar
angora
an-go-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
angora
an-go-ra
IGIG
angora
an-go-ra
ITItaliano
angora
an-go-ra
JA日本語
アンゴラ
an-go-ra
KKKK
ангора
an-go-ra
KMKM
អង្គោរ៉ា
an-go-ra
KO한국어
앙고라
an-go-ra
MRMR
अंगोरा
an-go-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
angora
an-go-ra
MYမြန်မာ
အန်ဂိုရာ
an-go-ra
NLNederlands
angora
an-go-ra
NONorsk
angora
an-go-ra
PAPA
ਅੰਗੋਰਾ
an-go-ra
PLPolski
angora
an-go-ra
PTPortuguês
angoras
an-goh-ras
RORomână
angora
an-go-ra
RUРусский
ангоры
an-go-ry
SVSvenska
angora
an-go-ra
SWKiswahili
angora
an-go-ra
TAதமிழ்
ஆங்கோரா
aan-go-ra
TEతెలుగు
ఆంగోరా
aan-go-ra
THไทย
แองโกรา
aeng-go-ra
TLTL
angora
an-go-ra
TRTürkçe
angora
an-go-ra
UKУкраїнська
ангори
an-go-ri
URاردو
انگورا
an-go-ra
VITiếng Việt
angora
an-go-ra
YOYO
angora
an-go-ra
ZH中文
安哥拉兔
an-1 ge-la-tu
ZUZU
angora
an-go-ra

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