təˈnɛl noun
a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans.
Also, fustinella.
Origin:
1840–50; < Italian < Modern Greek phoustanélla, diminutive of phoustáni woman's dress < Italian fustagno fustian
1840–50; < Italian < Modern Greek phoustanélla, diminutive of phoustáni woman's dress < Italian fustagno fustian
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fustanella or fustanelle (ˌfʌstəˈnɛlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a white knee-length pleated skirt worn by men in Greece and Albania | |
| [C19: from Italian, from Modern Greek phoustani, probably from Italian fustagno | |
| fustanelle or fustanelle | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Italian, from Modern Greek phoustani, probably from Italian fustagno | |
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