jusi

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain (abaca), Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts. Philippines,uncountable
    — It is made of jusi cloth, that is, cloth woven from banana leaf fiber.

词形变化

husi alternative jussi alternative

词源

From Philippine Spanish jusi, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly either:
* 富紗 /富纱 (hù se, literally “rich yarn”) or 富絲 /富丝 (hù si, literally “rich silk”), according to Chan-Yap(1980)
* 互紗 /互纱 (hō͘ se, literally “intertwining yarn”), according to Manuel(1948)
Compare Tagalog husi, Central Bikol husi, Cebuano husi, and Hiligaynon husi.
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