djellabah

[ juh-lah-buh ]

/ dʒəˈlɑ bə /

a loose-fitting hooded gown or robe worn by men in North Africa.

Origin of djellabah

First recorded in 1915–20, djellabah is from the Arabic word jallabah

djambi, djawa, djebel, djebel druze, djellaba, djellabah, djembe, djerassi, djerba, djerma, djibbah

Hauchard converted to Islam in high school at 17, and is said to have suddenly begun wearing a beard and djellaba.

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“We say a cup of mint tea without bubbles is like a djellaba without a hood,” said Mouha.

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djellaba

/ (ˈdʒɛləbə) /

a kind of loose cloak with a hood, worn by men esp in North Africa and the Middle East

from Arabic jallabah