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jel⋅la⋅ba

[juh-lah-buh]
–noun
djellabah.
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djel⋅la⋅bah

[juh-lah-buh]
–noun
a loose-fitting hooded gown or robe worn by men in North Africa.
Also, djel⋅la⋅ba, jellaba.


Origin:
1915–20; < Ar jallabah
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djel·la·ba or djel·la·bah also jel·la·ba   (jə-lä'bə)   
n.  A long, loose, hooded garment with full sleeves, worn especially in Muslim countries.

[French, from Arabic jallābīya, from jallāb, attractive, from jalaba, to bring, fetch; see glb in Semitic roots.]
jel·la·ba   (jə-lä'bə)   
n.  Variant of djellaba.
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