[ peɪ'tʊntsə , pɪ'tʌntsə ]
■ noun a type of fine china stone used to make porcelain.
Origin
C18: from Chin. (Mandarin dialect) báidūnzi , from bái 'white' + dūn 'stone' + the suffix -zi .
[ peɪ'tʊntsə , pɪ'tʌntsə ]
■ noun a type of fine china stone used to make porcelain.
Origin
C18: from Chin. (Mandarin dialect) báidūnzi , from bái 'white' + dūn 'stone' + the suffix -zi .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004