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chéchia

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[sheysh-yah] / ˈʃeɪʃ yɑ /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of chéchia

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

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