djellaba

English

Etymology

From French djellaba, from Algerian Arabic جلابة (jallāba).

Noun

djellaba (plural djellabas)

  1. 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

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French djellaba, from Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒɛ.laː.baː/
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  • Hyphenation: djel‧la‧ba

Noun

djellaba f (plural djellaba's)

  1. A djellaba.

French

Noun

djellaba f (plural djellabas)

  1. djellaba

Descendants

  • Catalan: gel·laba
  • Dutch: djellaba
  • English: djellaba

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