# shahtoosh

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A light but warm Kashmiri shawl made with hair from the chiru, or Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), an endangered species.
2. Fibre used in the making of such shawls.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Persian [Term?], meaning "king of fine wools".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shahtoosh