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fustanella

fustanella noun: a form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.

Noun

fustanella (plural fustanellas)

  1. A form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.
    • The doctor had always wanted a set of fustanella and had never been able to afford it.1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 276

Forms of fustanella

pluralfustanellas

Origin of fustanella

Borrowed from Greek φουστανέλα (foustanéla).

Words formed from fustanella

Questions about fustanella

What does fustanella mean?
Fustanella means a form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.
What part of speech is fustanella?
Fustanella is a noun.
What is the plural of fustanella?
The plural of fustanella is fustanellas.

Words near fustanella in the dictionary

  1. fusspottery
  2. fusspotting
  3. fussy
  4. fussy cut
  5. fust
  6. fustanella
  7. fustanellaed
  8. fustanellas
  9. fustanelle
  10. fustanelles
  11. Fustat

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