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fustanella

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fus⋅ta⋅nel⋅la

[fuhs-tuh-nel-uh, foo-stuh-]
–noun
a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans.


Origin:
1840–50; < It < ModGk phoustanélla, dim. of phoustáni woman's dress < It fustagno fustian
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