paktong means an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, paktong ranks #7,577 of 21,894 for Qualifying.
Etymology
Anglicisation of Cantonese 白銅／白铜 (baak6 tung4, “white copper”).
noun
- An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.“Chinese export metalwork consists almost entirely of three categories: silverware; pewterware; and paktong, an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, which the Chinese also described as tutenague, and which was probably worked by white metalsmiths also making pewter.”