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.
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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