English

Noun

chiffon ‎(plural chiffons)

1. A sheer silk or rayon fabric.

   Her dresses are made from these marvelous chiffons.

2. Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.

Derived terms

• chiffon cake

Translations

French

Etymology

From chiffe +‎ -on. Chiffe is from Middle French chiffe "cloth, old rag" from Old French chipe "rag", from Middle English chip, chippe "chip, shard, fragment" from Old English ċipp "chip, splinter, beam" from Proto-Germanic *kippaz, *kipaz ‎(“log, beam”). Akin to Old Saxon kip "beam, post", Old High German kipfa "axle-rod, stave". More at chip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.fɔ̃/

Noun

chiffon m ‎(plural chiffons)

1. rag
2. scrap (of paper)

Related terms

• chiffonner

Portuguese

Noun

chiffon m (uncountable)

1. chiffon (sheer silk or rayon fabric)