jellaba

British

/ ˈdʒɛləbə /

noun

variant spellings of djellaba

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Etymology

Origin of jellaba

from Arabic jallabah

Example Sentences

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Warrisden wrapped himself in a Moorish jellaba of fine, white wool, but he could not put on with it the Moorish patience and indifference.

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A Moorish girl went by dressed in a neatly tailored gray jellaba, European style high-heeled shoes, and a pinkish silk veil so transparent that you could see she wore lipstick.

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