fellah
a peasant or laborer in Arabic-speaking countries, especially Egypt.
Origin of fellah
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How to use fellah in a sentence
I have described one of the poorest of the "fellah" villages, but the traveller is often more luxuriously housed.
Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt | R. Talbot KellySay, young fellah, don't tell me you've been writin' up your impressions in that paper on your knee.
The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan DoyleNow she heard again the far-away voice of the fellah by the shadûf, warning her surely to go.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensBut when the fellah cried out once more in the distance, it seemed to her that she heard a savage triumph in his voice.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensBut even then the inexorable hands had closed upon her, and the final cry of the fellah had thrilled with a savage triumph.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for fellah
/ (ˈfɛlə) /
a peasant in Arab countries
Origin of fellah
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