Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "cashmere" tana nufin ulu mai laushi, mai laushi wanda ya fito daga rigar akuyar Cashmere. Har ila yau, kalmar tana iya nufin wani nau'in yadudduka da aka yi da wannan ulu, wanda aka sani da dumi, laushi, da alatu. Cashmere yana da daraja sosai don ingancinsa kuma galibi ana amfani dashi don yin manyan kayan tufafi kamar su suttura, shawl, da gyale. Ana amfani da kalmar “cashmere” a wani lokaci wajen yin nuni ga nau’in ulu ko masana’anta da ake yi daga rigar wasu nau’in awaki ko kuma wasu nau’in tumaki.