flokati

American  

[floh-kah-tee] / floʊˈkɑ ti /

noun

plural

flokatis

1. a thick, woolen rug with a shaggy pile, originally handwoven in Greece.

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flokati British  

/ fləˈkɑːtɪ /

noun

1. a Greek hand-woven shaggy woollen rug

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Etymology

Origin of flokati

First recorded in 1965–70; from Modern Greek phlokátē “a blanket or sleeveless cape of shaggy cloth,” from Balkan Romani; compare Vlach flucat “shaggy, fleecy,” from Vulgar Latin; see floccus, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Betbeze draws in ink on flokati rugs and stains the long, hairy fibers with vivid dyes in magenta, cyan, yellow, brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2014

They spend a few weekends taking the shuttle bus to Ikea and filling up the rooms: imitation Noguchi lamps, a black sectional sofa, kilim and flokati carpets, a blond wood platform bed.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri