chiffon

1. A fabric of sheer silk or rayon.
2. Ornamental accessories, such as ribbons or laces, for women's clothing.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling the fabric chiffon.
2. Made light and fluffy by the addition of beaten egg whites or gelatin: a lemon chiffon pie.

[French, rag, chiffon, from chiffe, old rag, perhaps variant of Old French chipe, of Germanic origin.]

[shih-FAHN] An airy, fluffy mixture, usually a filling for pie. The lightness is achieved with stiffly beaten egg whites and sometimes gelatin.

Chiffon may refer to:

• Chiffon (fabric), a type of fabric
• Chiffon cake, a light, fluffy cake
• Chiffonade, a French term for the cutting of herbs or leafy green vegetables into long, thin strips

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Dansk (Danish)
n. - chiffon, besætning
adj. - luftig

Nederlands (Dutch)
chiffon, lichte (taart) vulling

Français (French)
n. - mousseline
adj. - en mousseline

Deutsch (German)
n. - Chiffon (Gewebe)
adj. - Chiffon-, leicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ύφασμα) τούλι, σιφόν
adj. - από (ύφασμα) σιφόν

Italiano (Italian)
chiffon, di chiffon

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gaze (f) de seda
adj. - vaporoso

Русский (Russian)
шифон

Español (Spanish)
n. - gasa
adj. - de gasa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - chiffong
adj. - lätt och luftig (am. om kaka)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
薄纱, 缎带, 薄绸, 用雪纺绸制成的, 松软的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 薄紗, 緞帶, 薄綢
adj. - 用雪紡綢製成的, 鬆軟的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 견 모슬린, 여성복의 장식 레이스
adj. - 쉬폰과 같이 얇은

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シフォン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قماش شفاف رقيق (صفه) شفاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיפון, אריג-משי, אריג מחומרים מלאכותיים‬
adj. - ‮עשוי שיפון‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.