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).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈɡæn.zə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˈɡæn.zə/
• Rhymes: -ænzə

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.

organza m (plural organzas)

1. organza

organza

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

   Synonym: organdis

• garzano

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈɡanθa/ [oɾˈɣ̞ãn̟.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /oɾˈɡansa/ [oɾˈɣ̞ãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024