organza

Attested since about 1820, of uncertain origin. Suggestions include: alteration of Lorganza (supposedly a trade name at the time for such a fabric) and/or ultimate derivation from Urgench or Old Urgench (supposedly associated with fabric production).

• Rhymes: -ænzə

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organza

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organza (usually uncountable, plural organzas)

1. A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
   • 2004, Monika Fagerholm, Translator Kathleen Tucker, The American Girl, Other Press, published 2009, page 202:

     But Pinky, at night, toward the morning, to become a woman, was that it? How the white legs would glow against the fire-colored chiffon and bright pink organza, Pinky's white white legs.

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organza m (plural organzas)

1. organza

organza

1. organza (light, transparent fabric suitable for woman dresses)

   Synonym: organdis

• garzano

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /oɾˈɡanθa/ [oɾˈɣ̞ãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oɾˈɡansa/ [oɾˈɣ̞ãn.sa]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: or‧gan‧za

organza f (plural organzas)

1. organza

• “organza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28