habotai

English

Alternative forms

• habutae, habutai, habutaye

Etymology

From Japanese 羽二重 (habutae, literally “as soft as down”).

Noun

habotai (uncountable)

1. A lightweight fabric resembling silk.
   • 2004, Monika Fagerholm, Translator Kathleen Tucker, The American Girl, Other Press, published 2009, page 61:

     They argued over whether it was silk taffeta or habotai.