jubbah

[joo b-uh]

noun

a long outer garment with long sleeves, worn in Muslim countries.

Origin of jubbah

Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1540–50

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Historical Examples of jubbah

He puts on his jubbah, refills his cigarette box, and walks out of his room.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
Jubbah, jub′a, n. a long loose outer garment worn by Mohammedans in India, &c.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
And Khalid cuts his hair, doffs his jubbah, and appears again in the ordinary attire of civilised mortals.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for jubbah

jubbah

noun

a long loose outer garment with wide sleeves, worn by Muslim men and women, esp in India

Word Origin for jubbah

C16: from Arabic

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