flokati

[ floh-kah-tee ]

noun

, plural flo·ka·tis.

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

flokati

/ fləˈkɑːtɪ /

noun

1. a Greek hand-woven shaggy woollen rug

Word History and Origins

Origin of flokati¹

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; floccus, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of flokati¹

C20: from Modern Greek phlokatē a peasant's blanket