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chéchia
[ sheysh-yah ]
noun
- 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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