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petuntse
or pe·tun·tze
[ pi-toon-tse; Chinese baw-duhn-dzuh ]
/ pɪˈtʊn tsɛ; Chinese ˈbɔˈdʌnˈdzʌ /
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noun
a type of feldspar, used in certain porcelains.
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Origin of petuntse
1720–30; <Chinese (Wade-Giles) pai2tun1tzÅ0, (pinyin) bái dùnzi white mound
Words nearby petuntse
petulance, petulancy, petulant, petulantly, petunia, petuntse, Petworth House, peu à peu, peu de chose, Peul, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
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British Dictionary definitions for petuntse
petuntse
petuntze
/ (pɪˈtʌntsɪ, -ˈtʊn-) /
noun
a fusible feldspathic mineral used in hard-paste porcelain; china stone
Word Origin for petuntse
C18: from Chinese (Beijing) pe tun tzu, from pe white + tun heap + tzu offspring
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