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babouche

/bəˈbuːʃ/

babouche noun: a Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.

babouche: a Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel
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Noun

babouche (plural babouches)

  1. A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
    • BABOUCHE, S. F. (soulier des Turcs, & autres peuples orientaux,) a Shoe worn by the Turks, and other Oriental Nations.1729, Abel Boyer, The Royal Dictionary, French and English, and English and French Extracted from the Writings of the Best Authors in Both Languages, London: J. and J. Knapton
    • Everything that the reader of the Arabian Nights expects to find is here: […] the tunnelled passages where indolent merchants with bare feet crouch in their little kennels hung with richly ornamented saddlery and arms, or with slippers of pale citron leather and bright embroidered babouches; […]1920, Edith Wharton, In Morocco
    Synonyms:
    harem slipper

babouche meaning in Arabic and Persian

babouche in Arabic

Turkish or oriental slipper
بَابُوش bābūš

babouche in Persian

Turkish or oriental slipper
پاپوش pâ-puš

Synonyms of babouche

Forms of babouche

pluralbabouches

Origin of babouche

From French babouche, from Arabic بَابُوش (bābūš), from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš, “slipper”).

Words that rhyme with babouche

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Questions about babouche

What does babouche mean?
Babouche means a Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
What is babouche in Arabic?
Babouche in Arabic is بَابُوش (bābūš). See Babouche meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is babouche?
Babouche is a noun.
How do you pronounce babouche?
Babouche is pronounced /bəˈbuːʃ/.
What is the plural of babouche?
The plural of babouche is babouches.

Words near babouche in the dictionary

  1. baboosh
  2. babooshes
  3. babooshka
  4. babooshkas
  5. Baborów
  6. babouche
  7. babouches
  8. baboushka
  9. baboushkas
  10. Babouvism
  11. Babouvist

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