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farmla

farmla noun: a traditional vest worn by men in Tunisia and Libya.

farmla: a traditional vest worn by men in Tunisia and Libya
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Noun

farmla (plural farmlas)

  1. A traditional vest worn by men in Tunisia and Libya.
    • There were also the gold-embroidered sleeveless jackets, farmla, and a range of headdresses, qufiya, which have been mentioned briefly elsewhere.1985, Caroline Stone, The Embroideries of North Africa, Longman Publishing Group
    • Embroided vests known as Farmla, Jellabiya, and Fouta are made in Libya.2024 June 22, Fouad Sabry, War Bonnet: Strategies and Tactics from the Battlefield to Command, One Billion Knowledgeable

Forms of farmla

pluralfarmlas

Origin of farmla

Ultimately from Arabic فَرْمَلَة (farmala) via Tunisian Arabic or Libyan Arabic.

Questions about farmla

What does farmla mean?
Farmla means a traditional vest worn by men in Tunisia and Libya.
What part of speech is farmla?
Farmla is a noun.
What is the plural of farmla?
The plural of farmla is farmlas.

Words near farmla in the dictionary

  1. Farmington
  2. Farmington Falls
  3. Farmington Hills
  4. Farmingville
  5. farmish
  6. farmla
  7. farmland
  8. farmlands
  9. farmless
  10. farmlessness
  11. farmlet

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