cetim

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic السَاتَان زَيْتُون‎ (as-sātān zaytūn, “satin from Zaitun”), a city in China, perhaps 新疆 (Xīnjiāng), a port during the middle ages.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨ.ˈtĩ/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧tim

Noun

cetim m (plural cetins)

  1. satin (cloth with a glossy surface and a dull back)
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