djellabah
9.9
A long loose robe with a hood worn in North Africa
- noun
- /ˌdʒɛləˈbɑː/
:
djellaba
- "Gray hair receding from the noble forehead, gray beard stained as with tobacco, brown feet in sandals protruding from the djellabah hem.
Examples
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I walked toward it and, as I approached, the dot looked more like a djellabah crowned by a pointed hood.
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A man in a gray djellabah approaches him and asks for matches.
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The statue's modern custodian reclines at its foot, dressed in djellabah and turban.
Synonyms
djellaba
vsdjellabah
1
9.9
A long loose robe with a hood that people wear in North Africa
is the alternate spelling with identical traditional robe meaning
hooded cloak
vsdjellabah
1
4.1
A long coat with a hood that you pull over your head
is a loose traditional North African robe not any general hooded outerwear
jellaba
vsdjellabah
9.9
A long loose robe with a hood that people wear in North Africa and the Middle East
is limited to use traditionally in North Africa
How Warm
Surface Forms
djellabah singular
djellabahs plural
Etymology
The word djellabah comes from the Arabic jallābīyah, which means 'long robe' and was used in North Africa for a long time. So a djellabah is a long, loose robe with a hood, like a 'gown' or 'robe' that protects from the sun and wind.