tarboosh
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9.9
A red felt cap for men with a flat top and a tassel
- noun
- /tɑːrˈbuːʃ/
:
tarbush
- The grandfather proudly adjusted his tarboosh before heading out to the market.
Examples
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He spoke with every customer in his own language, and at the request of his boss, he covered his premature baldness with a tarboosh.
Fiction book (1994) -
He wore a bright red tarboosh during the traditional festival.
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In the warm sun, he took off his tarboosh and wiped his forehead.
Synonyms
fez
vstarboosh
5
9.3
A small brimless red hat with a tassel worn by men in North Africa and the Middle East
is flat-topped cone shaped rather than truncated cone
felt hat
vstarboosh
3
2.4
A hat made from soft wool with a crease in the top
is a specific red flat-topped cone cap rather than a general creased crown covering
tarbush
vstarboosh
1
9.9
A red hat shaped like a short cylinder that people wear in the Middle East
is cone shaped with a flat top rather than cylindrical
Surface Forms
tarboosh singular
tarbooshes plural
Etymology
Tarboosh comes from the Arabic word tarbūsh, which meant the same 'cap' and was used in Ottoman lands; a helpful way to remember it is as a traditional red, flat-topped hat with a tassel, like a fez, so the origin explains why it means this kind of man's hat today.