djellabah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of djellabah
First recorded in 1915–20, djellabah is from the Arabic word jallabah
Example Sentences
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A slight, bespectacled, balding man with a full dark beard, who usually wears a long djellabah, Belkacem was born in Belgium to Moroccan parents.
From The New Yorker • May 25, 2015
“I was in Morocco this summer, and the chicest look was the white Birkenstock and the djellabah and Versace glasses. It was amazing. The guys looked great.”
From The New Yorker • Mar. 16, 2015
In Casablanca's teeming Mzdina Orharab quarter last week, veiled Moroccan matrons surreptitiously rummaged through piles of secondhand brassieres, modestly hid their purchases under their flowing djellabah cloaks.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wearing a grey-striped djellabah, El Glaoui dropped in at Rabat's Imperial Palace, presented himself to the new Premier-designate Fatmi Ben Slimane.
From Time Magazine Archive
Smiling, attentive, the King swiftly flipped through the Washington tourist spots dressed in djellabah.
From Time Magazine Archive
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