djellaba
English
Etymology
From French djellaba, from Algerian Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Noun
djellaba (plural djellabas)
- A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
- 1988, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, A Street in Marrakech: A Personal View of Urban Women in Morocco:
- Dignified gentlemen in sober djellabas, of excellent cut and material, their wives in equally sober djellabas, sat in the tea shops with their children and servants, sipping mint tea.
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Alternative forms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French djellaba, from Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒɛ.laː.baː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: djel‧la‧ba
French
Further reading
- “djellaba”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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