rayon

rayon (fabric)

noun RAY-on Rare

Origin: English/French loanword coined in 1924 from 'ray' (of light) + '-on'

Usage Note

Rayon is an invariable masculine noun in Italian — il rayon, i rayon — because it is an unadapted foreign loanword. It refers to the semi-synthetic cellulose fibre also called viscosa in Italian; rayon and viscosa are used interchangeably on Italian clothing labels. The word does not change form in the plural.

Examples

"Questa camicetta è in rayon morbido."

Natural Translation

This blouse is in soft rayon.

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