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jellaba

/ ˈɛəə /

noun

  1. variant spellings of djellaba
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jellaba1

from Arabic jallabah
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Example Sentences

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Warrisden wrapped himself in a Moorish jellaba of fine, white wool, but he could not put on with it the Moorish patience and indifference.

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A Moorish girl went by dressed in a neatly tailored gray jellaba, European style high-heeled shoes, and a pinkish silk veil so transparent that you could see she wore lipstick.

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In addition, a black jellaba and cap, such as the Jews must wear in Morocco, and a native's underclothes and slippers.

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