jubbah

[ joob-uh ]

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

Origin of jubbah

1
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1540–50

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jubbah

/ (ˈdʒʊbə) /


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

Origin of jubbah

1
C16: from Arabic

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