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djellabah

djellabah is the alternative spelling of djellaba.

Meaning of djellaba

Noun

djellaba (plural djellabas)

  1. A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
    • Dignified gentlemen in sober djellabas, of excellent cut and material, their wives in equally sober djellabas, sat in the tea shops with their children and servants, sipping mint tea.1988, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, A Street in Marrakech: A Personal View of Urban Women in Morocco

Forms of djellabah

pluraldjellabahs

Questions about djellabah

What is djellabah the alternative spelling of?
Djellabah is the alternative spelling of djellaba.

Words near djellabah in the dictionary

  1. djehads
  2. Djelfa
  3. djeli
  4. djelis
  5. djellaba
  6. djellabah
  7. djellabahs
  8. djellabas
  9. djembe
  10. djembes
  11. djembé

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