petuntse

noun

pe·​tun·​tse

variants or less commonly petunse or petuntze

pəˈtu̇ntsə,

bīˈdəndzə

plural -s

: china stone

Word History

Etymology

Chinese (Pekingese) pe² tun¹ tzŭ³, from pe² white + tun¹ tzŭ³ mound of earth, from tun¹ mound, heap + tzŭ³ son, child

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