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chéchia

[ sheysh-yah ]

noun

  1. a close-fitting, cylindrical cap with a tuft or tassel.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chéchia1

1905–10; < French < North African dialectal variant of Arabic shāshīyah, after Shāsh, city in Persia where it was once made

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Example Sentences

No wound was visible, but his face was strikingly pale under the red chéchia which had been pulled down over his ears.

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