tarboosh

or tar·bush

[ tahr-boosh ]

noun

1. a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban.

tarboosh

/ tɑːˈbuːʃ /

noun

1. a felt or cloth brimless cap resembling the fez, usually red and often with a silk tassel, worn alone or as part of a turban by Muslim men

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarboosh¹

1695–1705; < Arabic ṭarbūsh < Ottoman Turkish terposh, probably < Persian sarposh headdress (equivalent to sar head + pūsh covering), by association with Turkish ter sweat

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarboosh¹

C18: from Arabic tarbūsh

Example Sentences

His colorful costume had given way to European clothes, except for a tarboosh.

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Tarboosh, Tarbouche, tr-boosh′, n. a red cap with dark tassel worn by Moslem men.

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Above the spot where the two had sunk floated the red tarboosh of the Mudir of the Fayoum.

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The enemy soon appeared, rather grubby, in a tarboosh and a scrubby European overcoat.

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The man who came in was naked, save for a tarboosh on his head and a loin-cloth about his middle.

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