Definition
Taffeta is a crisp, smooth fabric that often makes a rustling sound when it moves. It is commonly used for fancy dresses, gowns, and decorations.
Etymology
The word comes from Old French 'taffetas', from Italian 'taffetà', from Persian 'tāftah' meaning 'twisted, woven'. It originally described a fine, woven silk cloth.
Kelly Says
Taffeta’s signature 'swish' sound comes from how tightly the threads are woven and how stiff the fabric is. Long before synthetic party dresses, it was a luxury silk fabric that royalty and the very rich used to show off their status.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ታፍፌታ (Tafēta)
ta-feh-ta
ARالعربية
تافيتا (Tafīta)
ta-fee-ta
BNবাংলা
ত্যাফেটা (Tyāfēṭā)
tya-feh-ta
CACatalà
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
CSČeština
tafeta
ta-feh-ta
DADansk
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
ELΕλληνικά
ταφέτα (Taféta)
ta-feh-ta
ESEspañol
tafeta
ta-feh-ta
FAفارسی
تافِتا (Tāfīṭā)
ta-fee-ta
FISuomi
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
FRFrançais
taffetas
ta-feh-ta
GUGU
તાફેટા (Tāfēṭā)
ta-feh-ta
HEעברית
טאפיטה (Tafita)
ta-fee-ta
HIहिन्दी
ताफ़ेटा (Tāfēṭā)
ta-feh-ta
HUMagyar
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
tafeta
ta-feh-ta
ITItaliano
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
JA日本語
タフタ (Tafuta)
ta-fu-ta
KKKK
тафетта (Tafetta)
ta-feh-ta
KMKM
តាហ្វេតា (Ta-hve-ta)
ta-hve-ta
KO한국어
타페타 (Tapeuta)
ta-pe-u-ta
MRMR
ताफेटा (Tāfēṭā)
ta-feh-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
MYမြန်မာ
တာဖီတာ (Ta-phee-ta)
ta-phee-ta
NLNederlands
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
NONorsk
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
PAPA
ਤਾਫ਼ੇਟਾ (Tāfēṭā)
ta-feh-ta
PLPolski
tafeta
ta-feh-ta
PTPortuguês
tafeta
ta-feh-ta
RORomână
tafetă
ta-feh-ta
RUРусский
таффета
taf-feh-ta
SVSvenska
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
SWKiswahili
taffeta
ta-feh-ta
TAதமிழ்
தாஃபெட்டா (Thāfēṭṭā)
tha-feh-ta
TEతెలుగు
తాఫెటా (Tāfēṭā)
ta-feh-ta
THไทย
ตาฟีต้า (Ta-fee-ta)
ta-fee-ta
TRTürkçe
tafeta
ta-feh-ta
UKУкраїнська
тафетта
ta-feh-ta
URاردو
ٹافِیٹا (Tafīṭā)
ta-fee-ta
ZH中文
塔夫绸 (Tǎfūchóu)
ta-fu-chou